Preserving Options for Everglades Restoration and National Defense in the Straits of Florida Act

HR 1348 removes a deadline for the Secretary of Defense to decide on joint use of Homestead Air Reserve Base with civil aviation. It amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 by deleting the requirement that this decision be made by September 30, 2026. This change allows the Department of Defense to proceed without a fixed timeline for managing the base's dual military-civilian use. The bill does not alter the underlying policy on base operations but eliminates the specific deadline for the Secretary's action.