S.Amdt. 3672

SA 3672. Mrs. BRITT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her 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 end of subtitle C of title III, add the following:

SEC. 330. BRIEFING ON USE OF INLAND WATERWAYS FOR
TRANSPORTATION OF DEFENSE ARTICLES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Commander of the United States
Transportation Command, shall provide to the Committees on
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
a briefing on the current use of inland waterways for the
transportation of defense articles.
(b) Elements.--The briefing required under subsection (a)
shall, at a minimum, include the following:
(1) A detailed analysis of how defense articles are
currently transported via inland waterways, including volume,
frequency, and type of cargo.
(2) An evaluation of the state of inland waterway
infrastructure, including the impact of aging locks, dams,
and channels on defense logistics, and identification of
potential failure points that could disrupt the readiness of
the Armed Forces.
(3) An identification of potential opportunities to expand
and optimize the use of inland waterways for military
logistics.
(4) Recommendations to upgrade inland waterway
infrastructure, streamline operations, and enhance supply
chain resilience.
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