[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3334]
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  SA 4331. Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Lee) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2017 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 section 1221, add the following:
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds for Lethal Arms for the 
     Vetted Syrian Opposition.--
       (1) Limitation.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
     this Act may not be expended for procuring or transferring 
     lethal arms to the vetted Syrian opposition until the 
     Secretary of Defense determines, and certifies in writing, 
     that such arms are not being transferred to individuals or 
     groups who are allied, working with, or otherwise associated 
     with Al Qaeda and its affiliates, Al Nusrah, the Islamic 
     State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or other terrorists 
     groups identified by the United States Government.
       (2) Consultation in determination.--In making a 
     determination for purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall consult with the Secretary of State, the 
     Director of National Intelligence, and the elements of the 
     intelligence community.
       (3) Waiver authority.--The President may waive the 
     limitation in paragraph (1) with respect to the procurement 
     or transfer of lethal arms if the President determines that 
     the transfer of such arms is in the national security 
     interests of the United States.
       (4) Provision to congress.--The President shall provide 
     each waiver under paragraph (3), and an unclassified summary 
     thereof, to--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
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