[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3203 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3203

To require the Secretary of the Army to submit to Congress a report on 
   locations in which the Secretary could establish or expand Arctic 
training and exercises in order to test soldiers and equipment to meet 
   requirements for operating in Arctic and cold weather conditions.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 19, 2025

  Ms. Slotkin (for herself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of the Army to submit to Congress a report on 
   locations in which the Secretary could establish or expand Arctic 
training and exercises in order to test soldiers and equipment to meet 
   requirements for operating in Arctic and cold weather conditions.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Enhancing Arctic Readiness Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON LOCATIONS IN WHICH THE ARMY COULD ESTABLISH OR EXPAND 
              ARCTIC TRAINING AND EXERCISES TO MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR 
              OPERATING IN ARCTIC AND COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than January 15, 2026, the Secretary of 
the Army shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
report on locations in which the Secretary could establish or expand 
Arctic training and exercises in order to test soldiers and equipment 
to meet requirements for operating in Arctic and cold weather 
conditions.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall--
            (1) identify sites at which the Secretary of the Army may 
        conduct the Cold Weather Orientation Course, the Cold Weather 
        Leader Course, and the Isolation Survival in Cold Regions 
        Course; and
            (2) examine tactical, technical, and logistical challenges 
        unique to operating in extreme cold weather conditions and how 
        additional cold weather training locations would impact 
        readiness.
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