Text of Senate Amendment 6659

On 2026-07-13, Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6659" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6659

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3888-S3889] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6659. 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: [[Page S3889]] At the end of subtitle D of title III, add the following: SEC. 343. REPORT ON EXPOSURE OF INSTALLATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES AT RISK IN THE PERSIAN GULF. (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State as necessary, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report analyzing the risk exposure of installations of the United States in the Persian Gulf to attacks from both state and non-state actors, including specific analysis on vulnerabilities to attack from the Islamic Republic of Iran. (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A comprehensive battle damage assessment of how installations of the United States were impacted by Iranian drone and ballistic missile attacks during United States-Iran engagements in 2026, including-- (A) a cost estimate of damages; (B) a description of enduring damages that have impacted readiness of United States force posture in the region to date; and (C) an assessment of remaining vulnerabilities to similar attacks that caused damages at those installations. (2) An assessment of-- (A) hardening of sites that were struck that needs to take place; (B) measures that were taken to sufficiently prepare those sites for the strikes they endured; and (C) impacts to future operation of those sites if certain hardening requirements are not met. (3) An assessment of what capabilities are available to sufficiently address waves of drones attacks on facilities of the United States and a cost estimate of implementing countermeasures across such facilities in the Persian Gulf, including any costs expected to be covered by host nations and what the share of the cost should be. (4) An assessment conducted jointly between the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State that assess any impacts to bilateral relations between the United State and nations hosting installations of the United States as a result of the targeting of those installations by the Islamic Republic of Iran, including an assessment of what host nations are considering as benefits to their long-term security relationship with the United States and concerns regarding any liabilities from hosting those installations. (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but shall 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. ______