Text of Senate Amendment 6353

On 2026-06-24, Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6353" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6353

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3476] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6353. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, and 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 appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE REAUTHORIZATIONS. (a) Economic Assistance and Miscellaneous Payments for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.--Section 15(a) of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act (Public Law 102- 579; 106 Stat. 4791; 110 Stat. 2854) is amended-- (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``14-year Authorization'' and inserting ``In General''; and (2) in the first sentence-- (A) by striking ``each of the 14 fiscal years beginning with''; and (B) by inserting ``and each fiscal year thereafter through the fiscal year during which transuranic waste shipments to or from WIPP have been terminated'' before the period at the end. (b) Extension of Authorization of Cheney Disposal Cell.-- Section 112(a)(1)(B) of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7922(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``, or September 30, 2031, whichever comes first''. (c) West Valley Demonstration Project.--Section 3(a) of the West Valley Demonstration Project Act (Public Law 96-368; 42 U.S.C. 2021a note) is amended by striking ``$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2026'' and inserting ``$150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2037''. ______