Text of Senate Amendment 6271

On 2026-06-24, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6271" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6271

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3428] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6271. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 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 B of title V, add the following: SEC. 515. REQUIREMENT OF CONSENT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR CERTAIN FULL-TIME NATIONAL GUARD DUTY PERFORMED IN A STATE, TERRITORY, OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Subsection (f) of section 502 of title 32, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Under'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (2) and under''; and (2) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: ``(A) Support of operations or missions undertaken by the member's unit at the request of the President or Secretary of Defense, with the consent of-- ``(i) the chief executive officer of each State (as that term is defined in section 901 of this title) in which such operations or missions shall take place; and ``(ii) if such operations or missions shall take place in the District of Columbia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia.''. ______