S.Amdt. 3817

SA 3817. Mr. SHEEHY 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 end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:

SEC. ___. CONTINUED OPERATION OF CERTAIN AIRPORTS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any agreement
or consent decree, any real property conveyed by the United
States pursuant to the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (Public
Law 78-457; 58 Stat. 765) for use as an airport shall be
deemed a defense asset and shall remain in operation as a
public airport, and may not be permanently closed, disposed
of, or converted to a non-airport use except as specifically
authorized by an Act of Congress. The Secretary of
Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall ensure compliance with this section.
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