S.Amdt. 6405

SA 6405. Mr. SCHATZ 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

SEC. ___. PENTAGON PRESS ACCESS.

Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) restore to the press access to areas of the Pentagon
that were accessible to the press on May 22, 2025, including
the ``Correspondence Corridor'' and other designated press
working spaces;
(2) restore to the press unescorted access to relevant
areas of the Pentagon that were accessible without an escort
on May 22, 2025;
(3) require the Pentagon Force Protection Agency to lead
the process to manage press credentials; and
(4) prohibit any changes to press access at the Pentagon,
including the designation of press work spaces, access areas,
and press credentials, without prior consultation with the
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
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