[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2024. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 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 appropriate place in title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 12__. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON INCREASED ROTATIONAL 
                   DEPLOYMENTS TO GREECE AND ENHANCEMENT OF UNITED 
                   STATES-GREECE DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.

       (a) Feasibility Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     study on the feasibility of increased rotational deployments 
     of members of the Armed Forces to Greece, including to Souda 
     Bay, Alexandroupoli, Larissa, Volos, and Stefanovikeio.
       (2) Element.--The study required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include an evaluation of any infrastructure investment 
     necessary to support such increased rotational deployments.
       (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
     results of the study required by paragraph (1).
       (b) Diplomatic Engagement.--The Secretary of State shall 
     ensure the persistent United States diplomatic engagement 
     with respect to the Greece-Cyprus-Israel and Greece-Cyprus-
     Egypt trilateral agreements beyond the occasional 
     participation of United States diplomats in the regular 
     summits of the countries party to such agreements.
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