Text of Senate Amendment 6318

On 2026-06-24, Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6318" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6318

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3448] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6318. Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and 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 G of title X, add the following: SEC. 1094. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ACTIONS BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE UNDER THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950 FOR FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT PURPOSES. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), an action described in subsection (b) shall be-- (1) treated as a covered project, as defined in section 41001(6) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)), without regard to whether the action would qualify as a covered project under that section; and (2) included in the Permitting Dashboard maintained pursuant to section 41003(b) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m- 2(b)). (b) Actions Described.--An action described in this subsection is an action taken by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to Presidential Determination 2022-11 (87 Fed. Reg. 19775; relating to certain actions under section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950) or the Presidential Memorandum of February 27, 2023, titled ``Presidential Waiver of Statutory Requirements Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, on Department of Defense Supply Chains Resilience'' (88 Fed. Reg. 13015) to create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore sustainable and responsible domestic production capabilities through-- (1) supporting feasibility studies for mature mining, beneficiation, and value-added processing projects; (2) byproduct and co-product production at existing mining, mine waste reclamation, and other industrial facilities; (3) modernization of mining, beneficiation, and value-added processing to increase productivity, environmental sustainability, and workforce safety; or (4) any other activity authorized under section 303(a)(1) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4533(a)(1)). (c) Exception.--An action described in subsection (b) may not be treated as a covered project or be included in the Permitting Dashboard under subsection (a) if the project sponsor (as defined in section 41001(18) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(18))) requests that the action not be treated as a covered project. ______