Service Pilot Protection Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1580 To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve consultation by the Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse with installations affected by windfarm projects, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 21, 2019 Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. TILLIS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve consulta- tion by the Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse with installations affected by windfarm projects, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Service Pilot Protec- 4 tion Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:13 May 30, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1580.IS S1580 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •S 1580 IS SEC. 2. CONSULTATION BY MILITARY AVIATION AND IN- 1 STALLATION ASSURANCE SITING CLEARING- 2 HOUSE WITH INSTALLATIONS AFFECTED BY 3 WINDFARM PROJECTS. 4 Section 183a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 5 amended by adding at the end the following new para- 6 graph: 7 ‘‘(4) With respect to an application described in para- 8 graph (1) for a windfarm project, in ensuring that affected 9 local military installations are consulted under such para- 10 graph, the Clearinghouse shall— 11 ‘‘(A) verify whether the commander of the ap- 12 propriate major command or forces command, in 13 consultation with each such installation, approved or 14 objected to the application; 15 ‘‘(B) publish on an publicly available internet 16 website of the Department of Defense the proce- 17 dures for notifying each such installation of the ap- 18 plication; and 19 ‘‘(C) not less frequently than annually, submit 20 to the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 21 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the 22 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 23 Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and 24 the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 25 House of Representatives— 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:13 May 30, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1580.IS S1580 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •S 1580 IS ‘‘(i) a list of approvals and objections 1 under subparagraph (A) during the year cov- 2 ered by the report; and 3 ‘‘(ii) an assessment of whether approved 4 windfarm projects, either individually or collec- 5 tively, impacted the training capabilities, oper- 6 ations, or readiness of the military department 7 concerned during such year.’’. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:13 May 30, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1580.IS S1580 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS