H.R. 5270 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5270 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 25, 2023Mr. Deluzio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of Defense to carry out certain environmental restoration projects at facilities of the National Guard and the Air National Guard. 1. Equivalent authority to carry out certain projects at facilities of the National Guard and the Air National Guard (a) Revision of definition Paragraph (4) of section 2700 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking State-owned; (2) by striking owned and operated by a State when such land is; and (3) by striking even though such land is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense and inserting: without regard to— (A) the owner or operator of the facility; or (B) whether the facility is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or a military department. . (b) Inclusion under defense environmental restoration program Section 2701 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), by striking State-owned; (2) in subparagraph (D) of subsection (c)(1), by striking State-owned; and (3) in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) by inserting or at a National Guard facility after Secretary’s jurisdiction. (c) Environmental restoration accounts Section 2703(g)(1) of such title is amended by inserting , a National Guard facility, after Department of Defense. (d) Technical and conforming amendments (1) Repeal of provision Section 2707 of such title is amended by striking subsection (e). (2) Reference update Section 345(f)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1646; 10 U.S.C. 2715 note) is amended by striking facility where military activities are conducted by the National Guard of a State pursuant to section 2707(e) of title 10, United States Code and inserting National Guard Facility, as such term is defined in section 2700 of title 10, United States Code.