Text of Senate Amendment 6200

On 2026-06-24, Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6200" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6200

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3381] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6200. Mr. SHEEHY 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 end of subtitle G of title X, add the following: SEC. ___. CONTINUED OPERATION OF CERTAIN AIRPORTS. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any agreement, release, settlement, or consent decree, any real property or any interest in real property, including a leasehold or easement, conveyed by the United States pursuant to the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (Public Law 78-457; 58 Stat. 765) or pursuant to any successor statute, for use as an airport, shall be deemed a defense asset and, to the extent that the airport that was the subject of the conveyance, irrespective of the current status of the conveyance continues to be in use a public airport as of the date of enactment of this section, such airport shall remain in operation as a public airport, and may not be permanently closed, disposed of, or in any other manner converted to a non-airport use by any means except as specifically authorized by an Act of Congress. (b) Compliance Authority.--The Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall ensure compliance with this section. ______