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Text of Senate Amendment 6368

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6368" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6368

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3481-S3482] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6368. Mr. HUSTED 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 X, insert the following: SEC. __. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN LAND NEAR DAYTON NATIONAL CEMETERY TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) Transfer.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Montgomery County Land Bank makes an offer to transfer to the Department of Veterans Affairs the parcel of land described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall begin the process of entering into an agreement with the Land Bank to carry out such transfer. Under any such agreement-- (1) the Land Bank shall agree to transfer to the Department all right, title, and interest in such parcel at no cost of the land to the Department and for no consideration; and (2) the Secretary shall agree to accept such transfer-- (A) in order to use such parcel as a national cemetery; and (B) not later than three years after the date on which the Land Bank offers to transfer the parcel. (b) Parcel Described.--The parcel of land described in this subsection is the approximately 58 acres of land located in Dayton, Ohio, across from Dayton National Cemetery, bound by the intersection of McCall [[Page S3482]] Street and South Gettysburg Avenue, the intersection of McCall Street and Resaca Avenue, the intersection of South Gettysburg Avenue and U.S. Route 35 of the Interstate Highway System, and depicted on the map titled ``Dayton National Cemetery Proposed Land Transfer'' and dated January 26, 2024, and labeled on the map as ``Expansion Area''. (c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to-- (1) require or encourage the Secretary to acquire any parcel other than the parcel described in subsection (b); or (2) require or encourage the Secretary to enter into any special agreement with an entity other than the Montgomery County Land Bank. (d) Montgomery County Land Bank Defined.--In this section, the term ``Montgomery County Land Bank'' means the land bank located at 130 W. Second Street, Suite 1425, Dayton, Ohio 45402. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6368 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3481-S3482] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6368. Mr. HUSTED 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 X, insert the following: SEC. __. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN LAND NEAR DAYTON NATIONAL CEMETERY TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) Transfer.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Montgomery County Land Bank makes an offer to transfer to the Department of Veterans Affairs the parcel of land described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall begin the process of entering into an agreement with the Land Bank to carry out such transfer. Under any such agreement-- (1) the Land Bank shall agree to transfer to the Department all right, title, and interest in such parcel at no cost of the land to the Department and for no consideration; and (2) the Secretary shall agree to accept such transfer-- (A) in order to use such parcel as a national cemetery; and (B) not later than three years after the date on which the Land Bank offers to transfer the parcel. (b) Parcel Described.--The parcel of land described in this subsection is the approximately 58 acres of land located in Dayton, Ohio, across from Dayton National Cemetery, bound by the intersection of McCall [[Page S3482]] Street and South Gettysburg Avenue, the intersection of McCall Street and Resaca Avenue, the intersection of South Gettysburg Avenue and U.S. Route 35 of the Interstate Highway System, and depicted on the map titled ``Dayton National Cemetery Proposed Land Transfer'' and dated January 26, 2024, and labeled on the map as ``Expansion Area''. (c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to-- (1) require or encourage the Secretary to acquire any parcel other than the parcel described in subsection (b); or (2) require or encourage the Secretary to enter into any special agreement with an entity other than the Montgomery County Land Bank. (d) Montgomery County Land Bank Defined.--In this section, the term ``Montgomery County Land Bank'' means the land bank located at 130 W. Second Street, Suite 1425, Dayton, Ohio 45402. ______