S.Amdt. 6121

SA 6121. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 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 G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1__. DESIGNATION OF CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS PORT OF ENTRY FOR THE
IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF WILDLIFE AND
WILDLIFE PRODUCTS BY THE UNITED STATES FISH AND
WILDLIFE SERVICE.

(a) Study Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service (referred to in this section as the
``Director'') shall carry out a study to determine the cost
of designating Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International
Airport (referred to in this section as ``CVG'') as a port of
entry designated for the importation and exportation of
wildlife and wildlife products under section 14.12 of title
50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
(2) Submission of cost estimates.--
(A) In general.--On completion of the study required under
paragraph (1), the Director shall submit to the interested
stakeholders described in subparagraph (B) the estimated cost
of facilitating the designation described in paragraph (1).
(B) Interested stakeholders described.--The interested
stakeholders referred to in subparagraph (A) include--
(i) the airport sponsor or operator of CVG;
(ii) any air carrier that operates at CVG, including any
air carrier that operates a hub at CVG; and
(iii) any other entity, as determined appropriate by the
Director.
(b) Designation.--Not later than 90 days after the date on
which the Director completes the study required under
subsection (a)(1), the Director, with public funds or, in
accordance with subsection (c), private funds, shall
designate CVG as a port of entry designated for the
importation and exportation of wildlife and wildlife products
under section 14.12 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations
(or a successor regulation).
(c) Donations.--The Director may accept donations from
private entities and, notwithstanding section 3302 of title
31, United States Code, may use those donations to fund the
designation required under subsection (b).
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