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Text of Senate Amendment 6591

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On 2026-07-13, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6591" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6591

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3785] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6591. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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 G of title X, add the following: SEC. _____. AGREEMENT OR AWARD FALLING UNDER THE CONVENTION. (a) In General.--Section 202 of title 9, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by adding ``as modified by section 1 of this title,'' after ``title,''; and (2) by adding after the period at the end of the third sentence the following: ``The entirety of section 1 of this title, including all of the exemptions listed in section 1, shall apply to this chapter as if specifically set forth herein.''. (b) Intent of Congress.--It is the intent of Congress that the definition of commercial in section 202 of title 9, United States Code, be limited by limiting the relationships described in section 2 of that title to those as modified by section 1 of that title, and incorporating the entirety of such section 1, including all of the exemptions in that section, into section 202 of that title. (c) Retroactive Effect.--This section shall apply to any action or proceeding that is pending on the date of enactment of this Act and any action or proceeding initiated on or after such date of enactment. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6591 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3785] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6591. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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 G of title X, add the following: SEC. _____. AGREEMENT OR AWARD FALLING UNDER THE CONVENTION. (a) In General.--Section 202 of title 9, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by adding ``as modified by section 1 of this title,'' after ``title,''; and (2) by adding after the period at the end of the third sentence the following: ``The entirety of section 1 of this title, including all of the exemptions listed in section 1, shall apply to this chapter as if specifically set forth herein.''. (b) Intent of Congress.--It is the intent of Congress that the definition of commercial in section 202 of title 9, United States Code, be limited by limiting the relationships described in section 2 of that title to those as modified by section 1 of that title, and incorporating the entirety of such section 1, including all of the exemptions in that section, into section 202 of that title. (c) Retroactive Effect.--This section shall apply to any action or proceeding that is pending on the date of enactment of this Act and any action or proceeding initiated on or after such date of enactment. ______