S.Amdt. 2913

SA 2913. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2026 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTAMINATED LANDS.

(a) Finding.--Congress finds that there is a need to
systematically advance the geostrategic, military-political,
and economic interests of the United States in the Pacific
Theater, particularly within the westernmost island State of
the United States, which serves as the forward defense
platform of the United States and requires a clear foundation
for possible regional conflicts and current and future
national security threats.
(b) Assistance Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense (referred to in
this subsection as the ``Secretary'') shall provide
assistance to the State of Hawaii for the cleanup of
hazardous materials, munition debris, unsafe buildings or
structures, lead-based paint or asbestos, abandoned
equipment, and unexploded ordnance in the State.
(2) Priority.--In providing assistance under paragraph (1),
the Secretary shall prioritize cleanup on or near Hawaiian
Home Lands (as defined in section 801 of the Native American
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25
U.S.C. 4221)) and pre-1970 military sites.
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