Text of Senate Amendment 6192

On 2026-06-24, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6192" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6192

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3374] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6192. Ms. BALDWIN 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 E of title VIII, add the following: SEC. 885. RECIPROCAL DEFENSE PROCUREMENT AGREEMENTS. (a) Consultation Process.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Made in America Office, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative, develop an interagency process for the initiation and negotiation of new Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreements (in this section referred to as ``Agreements'') and for the ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and renewal of existing agreements. This process shall be documented in written policies and procedures. (2) Elements.--The consultation process developed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: (A)(i) Formal public and congressional notification shall be provided at least 120 prior to the beginning of negotiations with a foreign country regarding a prospective Agreement (or upon the beginning of considering an existing Agreement for renewal). (ii) The Secretary of Defense shall provide draft negotiating text to the appropriate congressional committees at least 30 days prior to entering into negotiations for a prospective Agreement. (iii)(I) The Secretary of Defense shall issue a Federal Registrar notice soliciting public comments at least 90 days prior to beginning negotiations regarding a prospective Agreement (or upon the beginning of considering an existing Agreement for renewal). (II) The public comment period shall be open for at least 60 days and close not later than 30 days prior to beginning negotiations with a foreign country. (III) The Secretary if Defense shall provide a briefing on the public comments to the appropriate congressional committees prior to beginning negotiations of a new Agreement or extension of an existing Agreement. (B) Notification to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 90 days before signing a new Agreement and not later than 60 days before renewing an existing Agreement. (C) The Secretary of Defense shall publish online the text of a negotiated Agreement, whether new or renewal of an existing Agreement, for at least 60 days prior to signing. (D) A process to solicit feedback from United States companies that the Made in America Office and Bureau of Industry and Security deem sufficient to meet industry needs. (E) A process to assess and monitor the effects of Agreements, including those already in place, on United States defense technology and the United States industrial base, including the industrial workforce, with reports to Congress every 5 years. (F) Guidance to offices with the Department of Commerce that emphasize sound economic reasoning and rigorous methodology to evaluate prospective and existing Agreements. (b) Termination of Automatic Extensions and Reevaluation of Existing Agreements.--The Secretary of Defense shall renegotiate existing Agreements to remove provisions that automatically extend Agreements and shall ensure that all existing Agreements terminate not less than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act unless reextended. (c) Oversight of Application of Buy American Act Waivers for Countries With Expired Agreements.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall-- (A) to the fullest extent possible, implement chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Buy American Act''), and all domestic preference laws with respect to any financial award or contract of the Department of Defense; and (B) shall not waive the Buy American Act for countries with expired Agreements, including Italy. (2) Made in america office oversight.--The Made in America Office shall take steps to ensure that the Department of Defense is appropriately implementing the Buy American Act and domestic preference laws, including with respect to countries with expired Agreements. (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. ______