Text of Senate Amendment 5906

On 2026-06-23, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5906" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5906

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3065] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5906. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Durbin) 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. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFERS OF UNITED STATES DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES AMONG BALTIC STATES. (a) Exemptions From Requirement for Consent To Transfer.-- (1) Retransfers among baltic states.-- (A) In general.--Notwithstanding the requirements of section 3(a)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(a)(2)) and section 505(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2314(a)(1)), retransfers of defense articles related to United States-origin mobile rocket artillery systems among Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia shall not require prior Presidential consent. (B) Expiration.--The authority provided in subparagraph (A) shall cease to have effect on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Agreements.-- (A) Consent to transfer not required.--An agreement between the United States and a Baltic state under section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753) with respect to defense articles or defense services related to mobile rocket artillery systems provided by the United States shall not require the Baltic state to seek approval from the United States to transfer the defense article or defense service to any other Baltic state. (B) Modification.--With respect to any agreement under section 3(a)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(a)(2)) in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act that requires the consent of the President before a Baltic state may transfer a defense article or defense service related to mobile rocket artillery systems provided by the United States, at the request of any Baltic state, the United States shall modify such agreement so as to remove such requirement with respect to such a transfer to any other Baltic state. (b) Common Coalition Key.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish among the Baltic states a common coalition key or other technological solution within the Baltic states for the purpose of sharing ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) among the Baltic states for training and operational purposes. (c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Baltic state.--The term ``Baltic state'' means the following: (A) Estonia. (B) Lithuania. (C) Latvia. (2) Defense article; defense service.--The terms ``defense article'' and ``defense service'' have the meanings given such terms in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794). ______