Text of Senate Amendment 6550

On 2026-06-24, Senator John Thune (R-SD) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6550" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6550

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3679] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6550. Mr. THUNE 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 appropriate place in subtitle D of title I, insert the following: SEC. __. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR COUNTER UNMANNED SYSTEMS RELATING TO THE DEFENSE OF STRATEGIC ASSETS. (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the Air Force $50,000,000 for counter unmanned systems relating to the defense of strategic assets. (b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the Defense-wide working capital fund is hereby reduced by $50,000,000. ______