[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 8, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3653]
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  SA 4562. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
Cardin) 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:

       On page 1016, strike lines 1 through 4 and insert the 
     following:
       (b) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply--
       (1) to any joint or multilateral exercise, operation, or 
     related security conference that is related to humanitarian 
     assistance, disaster prevention and response, the security 
     and management of facilities at Guantanamo Bay, freedom of 
     navigation and maritime security, air traffic safety and 
     control, search and rescue, or counter-narcotics;
       (2) if the Secretary determines and reports to the 
     appropriate congressional committees that such prohibition is 
     contrary to security interests of the United States or of any 
     of our regional allies; or
       (3) to any funding appropriated for a fiscal year other 
     than fiscal year 2017.
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