Text of Senate Amendment 6649

On 2026-07-13, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6649" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6649

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3856] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6649. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Hagerty) 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 E of title XII, add the following: SEC. 1271. INDO-PACIFIC ENERGY RESILIENCE. (a) Authorization.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, is authorized to engage with relevant United States Government authorities and foreign government counterparts to identify Indo-Pacific countries with energy vulnerabilities as a result of disruptions to global energy markets or maritime energy transit routes that could compel increased energy imports from countries of concern. (b) Promotion of Energy Diversification.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall prioritize efforts to help Indo-Pacific countries diversify existing energy sources and explore all viable, cost- effective alternatives to energy imports from countries of concern. (c) Opportunities to Build Indo-Pacific Energy Resilience.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall identify opportunities to strengthen the domestic energy resilience and efficiency, energy security, and energy-sector capabilities of relevant countries in the Indo-Pacific. (d) Annual Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes-- (1) actions taken to implement the efforts described in subsection (b); (2) barriers to energy diversification for the identified Indo-Pacific countries from countries of concern and what steps were taken to help address barriers; (3) whether efforts have produced or will lead to viable alternatives to energy for foreign countries to consider that are not from countries of concern; and (4) opportunities to bolster domestic energy resilience and efficiency in the Indo-Pacific region. (e) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; (C) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; (D) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and (E) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (2) Countries of concern.--The term ``countries of concern'' has the meaning given the term in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code, which, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, means-- (A) the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea; (B) the People's Republic of China; (C) the Russian Federation; and (D) the Islamic Republic of Iran. ______