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Text of Senate Amendment 6642

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On 2026-07-13, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6642" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6642

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3845] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6642. Mr. TILLIS (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Duckworth) 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 title XII, add the following: Subtitle F--Cooperation With NATO Allies SEC. 1281. STRATEGY FOR UNITED STATES-NATO INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION. (a) In General.--In designing, procuring, or deploying cyber and digital warfighting capabilities for, and in coordination with, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall seek-- (1) to advance solutions that promote collaboration and interoperability with respect to the cyber and digital systems of the United States and of NATO allies; and (2) to ensure that artificial intelligence-guided systems operated by the United States and NATO allies recognize each other and work together in joint operations. (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the following: (1) A strategy to maintain integrated cyber and digital technology solutions for NATO capabilities, incorporating cyber, artificial intelligence, and digital systems from United States vendors and vendors of NATO allies. (2) A description of efforts made, during the reporting period, to implement subsection (a). (3) A description of the national security risks posed by disintegrated, non-interoperable cyber, artificial intelligence, and digital technology solutions to the United States and NATO allies. SEC. 1282. REPORT ON UNITED STATES WEAPONS SALES TO NATO. (a) In General.--Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Congress a report on United States weapons sales and transfers to NATO, as an organization, and to each member country of NATO during the preceding calendar year. (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall include-- (1) the information required by section 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2415); and (2) a description of-- (A) any sale authorized pursuant to sections 21 or 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761; 2778); (B) any transfer pursuant to the authority of section 333 of title 10, United States Code; and (C) any transfer pursuant to section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2321j). (c) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6642 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3845] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6642. Mr. TILLIS (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, and Ms. Duckworth) 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 title XII, add the following: Subtitle F--Cooperation With NATO Allies SEC. 1281. STRATEGY FOR UNITED STATES-NATO INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION. (a) In General.--In designing, procuring, or deploying cyber and digital warfighting capabilities for, and in coordination with, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall seek-- (1) to advance solutions that promote collaboration and interoperability with respect to the cyber and digital systems of the United States and of NATO allies; and (2) to ensure that artificial intelligence-guided systems operated by the United States and NATO allies recognize each other and work together in joint operations. (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the following: (1) A strategy to maintain integrated cyber and digital technology solutions for NATO capabilities, incorporating cyber, artificial intelligence, and digital systems from United States vendors and vendors of NATO allies. (2) A description of efforts made, during the reporting period, to implement subsection (a). (3) A description of the national security risks posed by disintegrated, non-interoperable cyber, artificial intelligence, and digital technology solutions to the United States and NATO allies. SEC. 1282. REPORT ON UNITED STATES WEAPONS SALES TO NATO. (a) In General.--Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Congress a report on United States weapons sales and transfers to NATO, as an organization, and to each member country of NATO during the preceding calendar year. (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall include-- (1) the information required by section 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2415); and (2) a description of-- (A) any sale authorized pursuant to sections 21 or 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761; 2778); (B) any transfer pursuant to the authority of section 333 of title 10, United States Code; and (C) any transfer pursuant to section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2321j). (c) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form. ______