Text of Senate Amendment 6497

On 2026-06-24, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6497" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6497

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3615] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6497. Mrs. SHAHEEN 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. CLASSIFIED BRIEFINGS ON THE POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION. (a) In General.--Not later than June 30, 2027, and again not later than December 15, 2027, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy for the Department of Defense and the Under Secretary of Political Affairs for the Department of State shall jointly provide the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives with a classified briefing on the policy of the United States on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including with respect to-- (1) the implementation of the national defense strategy as it relates to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the United States European Command; (2) recent changes in United States force posture and anticipated changes in United States force posture within the area of responsibility of the United States European Command; (3) progress made by the United States Government in meeting the five percent defense spending commitment, as agreed to by all allies at the 2025 Hague Summit, including efforts to meet the 1.5 percent investment in infrastructure and resilience, and a description expenses that qualify toward meeting such commitment; and (4) United States policy coordination on relevant policy issues, including hybrid warfare, cyber, space, technology, nonproliferation, and innovation. ______