Text of Senate Amendment 6210

On 2026-06-24, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6210" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6210

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3384-S3385] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6210. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle C of title IX, add the following: SEC. 930. ARCTIC JOINT PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE. Subpart A of part VI of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: ``CHAPTER 553--OTHER ELEMENTS ``Sec. ``5601. Arctic Joint Program Executive Office. ``Sec. 5601. Arctic Joint Program Executive Office ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall establish in the Department of Defense an Arctic Joint Program Executive Office (in this section referred to as the `Office'). ``(b) Executive Agent.--The Executive Agent for the Office shall be the Secretary of the Air Force. ``(c) Duties.--The duties of the Office are-- ``(1) to support the strategic competition objectives of the United States in the Arctic, including deterrence of near-peer adversaries; and ``(2) to develop a unified investment roadmap for the Arctic under subsection (d). ``(d) Unified Investment Roadmap.-- ``(1) In general.--The Office shall develop a unified investment roadmap for ongoing and planned investments in Arctic capabilities by each armed force during the 10-period following development of the roadmap that-- ``(A) specifies the sequence of such investments with major milestones; ``(B) identifies which Arctic programs span more than one armed force or are interdependent; and ``(C) identifies and addresses capability gaps that are not planned but required in support of the strategic competition objectives described in subsection (c)(1). ``(2) Transition plans.-- ``(A) In general.--In developing the unified investment roadmap required by paragraph (1), the Office shall develop a plan for the transition of investments included in the roadmap from the Office to each armed force. ``(B) Responsibility for costs.--The Office shall be responsible for sustainment costs for investments in Arctic capabilities included in the unified investment roadmap required by paragraph (1) for a period of not more than three years. By the end of that period, each armed force shall assume responsibility for sustaining operations and maintenance costs through the full life of the capabilities. ``(e) Contracting Authorities.--The Office shall utilize Department-wide contracting authorities and purchasing power, including through the use of multiyear procurement authority, to procure infrastructure, sustainment, logistics, and services for Arctic programs. ``(f) Location.--Not later than five years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Office shall transition to a permanent location selected based on the proximity of the location to-- ``(1) the designated lead for Arctic affairs of the United States Northern Command; and ``(2) a central hub of units of the armed forces assigned to focus on Arctic affairs to ensure that the Office thoroughly understands the requirements and needs unique to the Arctic region. ``(g) Annual Reports.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the head of the Office shall submit to Congress a report that includes-- ``(1) a description of the status of and expenditures by the Office in the year preceding submission of the report; [[Page S3385]] ``(2) a description of progress made during that year in achieving the objectives described in subsection (c)(1) and the objectives of the unified investment roadmap developed under subsection (d); ``(3) a comparison of investment by the United States in Arctic capabilities with known investments by the governments of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China in Arctic capabilities; and ``(4) an assessment of the Arctic deterrence posture of the Department of Defense. ``(h) Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term `armed force' means the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Space Force, or the Coast Guard.''. ______