Text of Senate Amendment 6651

On 2026-07-13, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6651" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6651

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3857] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6651. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Tillis) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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. 1229A. ESTABLISHMENT OF UKRAINE LESSONS LEARNED TASK FORCE. (a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall establish a joint interagency task force, to be known as the ``Ukraine Lessons Learned Task Force'' (referred to in this section as the ``Task Force''). (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Task Force are-- (1) identifying, evaluating, and synthesizing key battlefield innovations, operational practices, and defense strategies employed by Ukraine in its resistance to Russian aggression; (2) assessing the relevance of such lessons to United States military doctrine, training, logistics, acquisition, and strategic planning; (3) recommending specific changes or pilot programs to integrate such lessons into United States defense systems; (4) identifying vulnerabilities in United States systems highlighted by Ukraine's experience, including through joint operations such as Operation Spider Web; and (5) coordinating with NATO allies and Ukrainian defense counterparts, as appropriate. (c) Reporting Requirements.-- (1) Annual report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes-- (A) a summary of the findings and assessments conducted by the Task Force; (B) recommendations for changes to doctrine, training, acquisition, or organizational structure; (C) an overview of any pilot programs or implementation actions taken in response to such recommendations; and (D) a classified annex with detailed assessments, to the extent necessary. (2) Public version.--An unclassified version of the report required under paragraph (1) that excludes sensitive and classified information shall be made available to the public through a public website. (d) Integration Into Military Training and Strategy.--The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall ensure that relevant findings from the Task Force are-- (1) incorporated into professional military education curricula, including at the National Defense University, service academies, and war colleges; (2) reflected in joint and service-specific training exercises and war games; and (3) considered in the development of future operational concepts and planning scenarios. (e) NATO and Allied Coordination.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall coordinate with NATO allies-- (1) to share and compare assessments of lessons learned from Ukraine's defense; (2) to promote interoperability in defense innovation; and (3) to explore the establishment of a multilateral ``Defense Innovation Lessons Hub'' or similar mechanism. (f) Sunset.--This section shall cease to have any force or effect beginning on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (g) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. ______