Text of Senate Amendment 6462

On 2026-06-24, Senator John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6462" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6462

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3586] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6462. Mr. HICKENLOOPER 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 D of title XXVIII, add the following: SEC. 2873. AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN SUPPORT OF MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. Subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2246 the following new section: ``Sec. 2247. Authorization for certain planning, design, and construction contracts in support of military service academies ``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (b) and amounts made available in advance for such purpose, and pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, the Superintendent of a Service Academy may seek to enter into a contract with a covered foundation for the planning, design, construction, equipping, and maintenance of facilities and other projects that support the mission of such Service Academy. ``(b) Limitations.--Any contractual agreement entered into under subsection (a)-- ``(1) may not make the United States Government liable to the covered foundation; ``(2) may not affect the ability of any official or employee of the military department concerned to carry out a responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner; ``(3) may not compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of the military department concerned, or any individual involved in such a program; ``(4) shall comply with the Joint Ethics Regulation; and ``(5) shall be reviewed and approved by an attorney of the military department concerned. ``(c) Briefing.--In any fiscal year during which the Superintendent of a Service Academy exercises the authority under subsection (a), the Secretary of the military department concerned shall provide a briefing not later than the last day of that fiscal year to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives regarding the campus improvement projects initiated during such fiscal year. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `covered foundation' means a charitable, educational, or civic nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that the Secretary concerned determines operates exclusively to support, with respect to a Service Academy, any of the following: ``(A) Recruiting. ``(B) Parent or alumni development. ``(C) Academic, leadership, or character development. ``(D) Institutional development. ``(E) Athletics. ``(2) The term `Service Academy' has the meaning given such term in section 347 of this title.''. ______