[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 188 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7378]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3889. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, and Mrs. Feinstein) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 
submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 
4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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:

        Strike section 1236 and insert the following:

     SEC. 1236. SENSE OF SENATE ON PROVISION OF SECURITY 
                   ASSISTANCE TO BALTIC COUNTRIES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
       (1) The Baltic countries are particularly vulnerable to 
     continued aggression from the Russian Federation, including 
     through increased air provocations, military build ups in the 
     Baltic region, disinformation campaigns, cyberattacks, and 
     other forms of intimidation.
       (2) Since fiscal year 2018, the United States has allocated 
     over $498,965,000 in Department of Defense partner capacity 
     funding for the Baltic countries, including over $219,000,000 
     for the Baltic Security Initiative pursuant to sections 332 
     and 333 of title 10, United States Code, for security 
     assistance to Baltic countries with respect to--
       (A) air defense;
       (B) maritime situational awareness;
       (C) ammunition;
       (D) command, control, communications, computers, 
     intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance;
       (E) anti-tank capability;
       (F) special forces; and
       (G) other defense capabilities.
       (3) The Secretary of Defense has completed the 
     comprehensive Baltic defense assessment required by section 
     1246 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1661) and has 
     recommended continued robust, comprehensive investment in 
     Baltic security efforts based on that assessment.
       (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the security of the Baltic region is crucial to the 
     security of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance 
     and the continued provision of security assistance to the 
     Baltic countries is critical to ensuring deterrence against 
     Russian aggression and bolstering the security of North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization allies; and
       (2) the Senate strongly supports robust assistance to 
     accomplish United States strategic objectives, including by 
     providing assistance to the Baltic countries through the 
     Baltic Security Initiative.
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