S.Amdt. 322

SA 322. Mr. OSSOFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:

SEC. 316. STUDY AND REPORT ON HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM AND OTHER
HAZARDS AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS.

(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study--
(1) to evaluate the nature and prevalence of hexavalent
chromium, isocyanic acid, hexamethylene ester, and similar
hazards at installations of the Department of Defense,
particularly those installations associated with equipment
and weapons system maintenance and sustainment activities;
and
(2) to assess the efficacy of relevant mitigation measures
being undertaken by the Department with respect to such
hazards.
(b) Elements.--The study conducted under subsection (a)
shall include an assessment of what and how unmet
requirements related to military construction or facilities
sustainment, restoration, and modernization impact the
nature, prevalence, and mitigation of chemical hazards in
activities of the Department.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a report on the
results of the study conducted under subsection (a).
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