Text of Senate Amendment 6449

On 2026-06-24, Senator James Lankford (R-OK) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6449" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6449

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3576] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6449. Mr. LANKFORD 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. ___. PRIORITIZING FIELDING OF COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT. The Secretary of Defense shall prioritize funding for the procurement of collaborative combat aircraft to ensure there exists a minimal viable fielded and operational collaborative combat aircraft capability by the end of fiscal year 2028 to meet operational requirements of combatant commanders. ______