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Text of Senate Amendment 6658

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On 2026-07-13, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6658" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6658

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3888] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6658. Mr. SCHATZ 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 E of title XII, add the following: SEC. 1271. REPORT ON IMPACTS OF SANCTIONS ON MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination where necessary with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report analyzing the impacts of sanctions imposed by the United States on the armed forces and proxy forces of the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran, with special consideration for how such sanctions impacted the readiness of the Islamic Republic of Iran in responding to attacks launched by the United States and Israel during Operation Epic Fury. (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following: (1) How sanctions imposed by the United States have impacted the overall readiness of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation, including how those forces have had to reorganize to address readiness gaps as a result of such sanctions. (2) The overall health of the domestic defense industrial base in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation as a result of sanctions imposed by the United States between 2018 and January 2026. (3) Whether the defense industrial bases of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation kept up with the demands of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation, respectively. (4) Military technology areas in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation that have been stunted or halted as a result of such sanctions. (5) The impacts of sanctions imposed by the United States on the ability of proxy forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation to conduct extraterritorial operations and alternative sources of support that such forces have had to cultivate as a result of such sanctions. (6) Whether sanctions imposed by the United States have had a meaningful effect in deterring the aggression of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation. (7) How effective sanctions imposed by the United States were in stunting the ability of the Islamic Republic of Iran to respond militarily to Operation Epic Fury. (8) Whether the Islamic Republic of Iran was unable to effectively coordinate or marshal resources during Operation Epic Fury as a result of sanctions imposed by the United States. (9) The effectiveness of sanctions imposed by the United States on the ability of the Islamic Republic of Iran to reconstitute its ballistic missile program after strikes by Israel in June 2025. (10) Whether sanctions imposed by the United States, in combination with strikes from Operation Epic Fury, will make a meaningful difference to the ability of the Islamic Republic of Iran to reconstitute its ballistic missile program. (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6658 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3888] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6658. Mr. SCHATZ 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 E of title XII, add the following: SEC. 1271. REPORT ON IMPACTS OF SANCTIONS ON MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination where necessary with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report analyzing the impacts of sanctions imposed by the United States on the armed forces and proxy forces of the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran, with special consideration for how such sanctions impacted the readiness of the Islamic Republic of Iran in responding to attacks launched by the United States and Israel during Operation Epic Fury. (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the following: (1) How sanctions imposed by the United States have impacted the overall readiness of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation, including how those forces have had to reorganize to address readiness gaps as a result of such sanctions. (2) The overall health of the domestic defense industrial base in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation as a result of sanctions imposed by the United States between 2018 and January 2026. (3) Whether the defense industrial bases of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation kept up with the demands of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation, respectively. (4) Military technology areas in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation that have been stunted or halted as a result of such sanctions. (5) The impacts of sanctions imposed by the United States on the ability of proxy forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation to conduct extraterritorial operations and alternative sources of support that such forces have had to cultivate as a result of such sanctions. (6) Whether sanctions imposed by the United States have had a meaningful effect in deterring the aggression of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation. (7) How effective sanctions imposed by the United States were in stunting the ability of the Islamic Republic of Iran to respond militarily to Operation Epic Fury. (8) Whether the Islamic Republic of Iran was unable to effectively coordinate or marshal resources during Operation Epic Fury as a result of sanctions imposed by the United States. (9) The effectiveness of sanctions imposed by the United States on the ability of the Islamic Republic of Iran to reconstitute its ballistic missile program after strikes by Israel in June 2025. (10) Whether sanctions imposed by the United States, in combination with strikes from Operation Epic Fury, will make a meaningful difference to the ability of the Islamic Republic of Iran to reconstitute its ballistic missile program. (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. ______