[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 18, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3694]
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  SA 683. Mr. HAWLEY 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. 12__. REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS TO DETERRENCE EFFORTS WITH 
                   RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Commander of the United States European 
     Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report detailing efforts to improve the ability of the 
     Armed Forces and North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces to 
     deny the ability of the Russian Federation to execute a fait 
     accompli against one or more Baltic allies.
       (b) Matter to Be Included.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall identify prioritized requirements for further improving 
     the ability of the Armed Forces and North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization forces to deny the ability of the Russian 
     Federation to execute a fait accompli against one or more 
     Baltic allies.
       (c) Form.--The report under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) be submitted in classified form; and
       (2) include an unclassified summary appropriate for release 
     to the public.
       (d) Fait Accompli Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``fait accompli'' means a scenario in which the Russian 
     Federation uses force to rapidly seize territory of one or 
     more Baltic allies and subsequently threatens further 
     escalation, potentially including use of nuclear weapons, to 
     deter an effective response by the Armed Forces and North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization forces.
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