[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3537]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 533. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 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 D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1247. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACQUISITION BY TURKEY OF S-
                   400 AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) Turkey is an important North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization ally and military partner;
       (2) the acquisition by the Government of Turkey of the S-
     400 air defense system from the Russian Federation--
       (A) undermines--
       (i) the security interests of the United States; and
       (ii) the air defense of Turkey;
       (B) weakens the interoperability of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization; and
       (C) is incompatible with the plan of the Government of 
     Turkey--
       (i) to accept delivery of and operate the F-35 aircraft; 
     and
       (ii) to continue to participate in F-35 aircraft production 
     and maintenance;
       (3) the United States and other member countries of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization have put forth several 
     viable and competitive proposals to protect the vulnerable 
     airspace of Turkey and to ensure the security and integrity 
     of Turkey as a North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally;
       (4) Russian Federation aggression on the periphery of 
     Turkey, including in Georgia, Ukraine, the Black Sea, and 
     Syria, and especially the indiscriminate bombing by the 
     Russian Federation of the Idlib province of Syria on the 
     border of Turkey and the incursions of Russian Federation 
     warplanes into the airspace of Turkey on November 24, 2015, 
     and other occasions, endangers the security of Turkey;
       (5) the termination of the participation of Turkey in the 
     F-35 program and supply chain, which may still be avoided if 
     the Government of Turkey abandons its planned acquisition of 
     the S-400 air defense system, would cause significant harm to 
     the growing defense industry and economy of Turkey; and
       (6) if the Government of Turkey accepts delivery of the S-
     400 air defense system--
       (A) such acceptance would--
       (i) constitute a significant transaction within the meaning 
     of section 231(a) of the Countering Russian Influence in 
     Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 9525(a));
       (ii) endanger the integrity of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization Alliance and pose a significant threat to 
     Turkey;
       (iii) adversely affect ongoing operations of the United 
     States Armed Forces, including coalition operations in which 
     the United States Armed Forces participate;
       (iv) result in a significant impact to defense cooperation 
     between the United States and Turkey; and
       (v) significantly increase the risk of compromising United 
     States defense systems and operational capabilities; and
       (B) the President should fully implement the Countering 
     Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Public 
     Law 115-44; 131 Stat. 886) by imposing and applying sanctions 
     under section 235 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 9529) with respect 
     to any individual or entity determined to have engaged in 
     such significant transaction as if such person were a 
     sanctioned person for purposes of such section.
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