Text of Senate Amendment 6049

On 2026-06-24, Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6049" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6049

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3261] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6049. Mr. PADILLA 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 III, insert the following: SEC. 3__. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR OIL AND GAS AGREEMENTS AFFECTING RANGES AND OPERATING AREAS LOCATED OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA OR CALIFORNIA. (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2027 may be used to enter into an agreement or make a determination in connection with oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf that would constrain access by the Armed Forces to a range or operating area located off the coast of Florida or California, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that the agreement or determination will not have a significant adverse effect on training, testing, or operations of the Armed Forces in such range or operating area. (b) Elements.--A certification under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: (1) An identification of the scope of test and training events of the Armed Forces conducted in ranges and operating areas located off the coasts of California and Florida. (2) An identification of any comparable testing and training areas, within and outside of the United States and its territories, that can replicate the capabilities of the ranges and operating areas located off the coasts of California and Florida. (3) During the 10-year period preceding the date of the submission of the certification, the number of test events, exercises, and military operations conducted by the Armed Forces in ranges and operating areas located off the coasts of California and Florida, disaggregated by calendar year. (4) An assessment of the extent to which the Armed Forces would be unable to meet training and test requirements necessary to be prepared to support operational plans if access to ranges and operating areas off the coasts of California and Florida were reduced or constrained due to oil and gas activities. (5) An assessment of the degree to which the Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse established under section 183a of title 10, United States Code, and the Secretary of each military department were consulted during the permitting processes relating to oil and gas activities, including-- (A) a description of how oil and gas activities could negatively affect the mission of the Armed Forces and any proposed mitigations for identified negative effects; and (B) an identification of any instance in which the Secretary, the Secretary of a military department, or another official of the Department of Defense recommended against oil and gas activities within a range or operating area located off the cost of California or Florida. ______