[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 193 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7736]
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  SA 4235. Mr. CRUZ 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:

        At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1237. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR IMPOSING SANCTIONS 
                   WITH RESPECT TO MEMBERS OF QUADRILATERAL 
                   SECURITY DIALOGUE.

       Section 231 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through 
     Sanctions Act (22 U.S.C. 9525) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(g) Special Rule for Members of Quadrilateral Security 
     Dialogue.--
       ``(1) In general.--During the 10-year period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, the President may not 
     impose sanctions under this section with respect a 
     significant transaction described in subsection (a) engaged 
     in by the government of a member of the Quadrilateral 
     Security Dialogue unless, before imposing such sanctions, the 
     President certifies to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that--
       ``(A) that government is not participating in quadrilateral 
     cooperation between Australia, India, Japan, and the United 
     States on security matters that are critical to United States 
     strategic interests; or
       ``(B) the significant transaction--
       ``(i) took place after the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022; and
       ``(ii) is not related to sustainment of a weapons system 
     purchased before such date of enactment.
       ``(2) Member of the quadrilateral security dialogue 
     defined.--In this subsection, the term `member of the 
     Quadrilateral Security Dialogue' means Australia, India, 
     Japan, or the United States.''.
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