The Senate took up debate on HR
5895, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies (EWR)
Appropriations Act earlier this week. The bill, as passed
in the House, also included language from the Legislative Branch, and
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs spending bills.
Senate Amendments
Senators proposed about 240 amendments to the bill over a
period of four days. Only two of those amendments will be of specific interest
to readers of this blog; SA
2910 (pg S3985) from Sen. Shelby (R,AL) and SA
2983 (pg S4053) from Sen. Bennet (D,CO)
Shelby’s amendment is this substitute language for the Senate
version of the bill. The EWR language in the amendment comes from S
2975. Senate language from the Legislative Branch, and Military
Construction and Veterans Affairs spending bills was also included.
Bennet’s amendment would require the DOE and DOD to conduct
an evaluation of military facilities to determine “at which it would be
cost-effective to establish a partnership with community colleges, institutions
of higher education, and the private sector to train veterans and members of the
Armed Forces transitioning to civilian life to enter the cybersecurity, energy,
and artificial intelligence workforces”. A report to Congress would be required
and no funding is provided.
Moving Forward
After considering (and mostly adopting) a large number of
amendments, the Senate finally adopted the Shelby substitute language on Thursday.
The Bennet amendment was not considered.
The Senate is scheduled to conduct their final vote on the
bill Monday evening.
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