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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5270 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5270

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of 
  Defense to carry out certain environmental restoration projects at 
      facilities of the National Guard and the Air National Guard.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 25, 2023

 Mr. Deluzio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of 
  Defense to carry out certain environmental restoration projects at 
      facilities of the National Guard and the Air National Guard.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EQUIVALENT AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROJECTS AT 
              FACILITIES OF THE NATIONAL GUARD AND THE AIR NATIONAL 
              GUARD.

    (a) Revision of Definition.--Paragraph (4) of section 2700 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``State-owned'';
            (2) by striking ``owned and operated by a State when such 
        land is''; and
            (3) by striking ``even though such land is not under the 
        jurisdiction of the Department of Defense'' and inserting: 
        ``without regard to--
                    ``(A) the owner or operator of the facility; or
                    ``(B) whether the facility is under the 
                jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or a military 
                department.''.
    (b) Inclusion Under Defense Environmental Restoration Program.--
Section 2701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), by striking 
        ``State-owned'';
            (2) in subparagraph (D) of subsection (c)(1), by striking 
        ``State-owned''; and
            (3) in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) by inserting ``or at 
        a National Guard facility'' after ``Secretary's jurisdiction''.
    (c) Environmental Restoration Accounts.--Section 2703(g)(1) of such 
title is amended by inserting ``, a National Guard facility,'' after 
``Department of Defense''.
    (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Repeal of provision.--Section 2707 of such title is 
        amended by striking subsection (e).
            (2) Reference update.--Section 345(f)(1) of the National 
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-
        81; 135 Stat. 1646; 10 U.S.C. 2715 note) is amended by striking 
        ``facility where military activities are conducted by the 
        National Guard of a State pursuant to section 2707(e) of title 
        10, United States Code'' and inserting ``National Guard 
        Facility, as such term is defined in section 2700 of title 10, 
        United States Code''.
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