[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3914]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2874. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2514 submitted by Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, 
Mr. Schumer, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Nelson) 
and intended to be proposed to the amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. 
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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 5 of the amendment, between lines 2 and 3, insert 
     the following:
       (f) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act or any other provision of law, none of 
     the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense 
     may be obligated or expended for the operation, maintenance, 
     sustainment, or procurement of covered telecommunications 
     equipment or services.
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