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Text of Senate Amendment 6292

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6292" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6292

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3436] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6292. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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 C of title XII, add the following: SEC. 1230. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(l) Statement of Policy.-- ``(1) In general.--It is the policy of the United States-- ``(A) to assist Ukraine in maintaining a credible defense and deterrence capability; ``(B) to bolster defense and security cooperation with Ukraine as a means of building a future force of Ukraine that is capable of defending Ukraine today and deterring future aggression; and ``(C) to advance continued reform of the democratic, economic, defense, and security institutions of Ukraine in order to advance the Euro-Atlantic integration and modernization of Ukraine. ``(2) Credible defense and deterrence capability defined.-- In this subsection, the term `credible defense and deterrence capability' means the ability to defend against and deter any credible conventional military threat from the Russian Federation acting unilaterally or in concert with partners, through the use of conventional military means, possessed in sufficient quantity, including weapons platforms and munitions, command, control, communication, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities.''. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6292 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3436] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6292. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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 C of title XII, add the following: SEC. 1230. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(l) Statement of Policy.-- ``(1) In general.--It is the policy of the United States-- ``(A) to assist Ukraine in maintaining a credible defense and deterrence capability; ``(B) to bolster defense and security cooperation with Ukraine as a means of building a future force of Ukraine that is capable of defending Ukraine today and deterring future aggression; and ``(C) to advance continued reform of the democratic, economic, defense, and security institutions of Ukraine in order to advance the Euro-Atlantic integration and modernization of Ukraine. ``(2) Credible defense and deterrence capability defined.-- In this subsection, the term `credible defense and deterrence capability' means the ability to defend against and deter any credible conventional military threat from the Russian Federation acting unilaterally or in concert with partners, through the use of conventional military means, possessed in sufficient quantity, including weapons platforms and munitions, command, control, communication, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities.''. ______