Text of Senate Amendment 6120

On 2026-06-24, Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6120" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6120

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3329] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6120. Ms. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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. REPORT ON UNDERUTILIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD AIRFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the Commander of United States Strategic Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report evaluating the feasibility, infrastructure readiness, and cost-benefits of co-locating permanent, manned flying missions at installations of the Air National Guard that possess, as of the date of the report, active runways but lack manned active aircraft. (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An inventory of installations of the Air National Guard described in subsection (a) that possess active runway infrastructure of 9,000 feet or greater, secure military enclaves, and proximity to regional training corridors or geographic commands. (2) An assessment of the capacity of such joint use commercial airfield infrastructure, including taxiways and secure ramp space, to host permanent or distributed strategic assets. (3) An evaluation of the workforce readiness and technical expertise, including cyber, intelligence, and remotely piloted aircraft operations, to support advanced manned flying missions. (4) An assessment of alternative or distributed basing options required to support strategic long-range strike systems in the event that total procurement exceeds the initial approved acquisition quantity for long-range strike systems. ______