[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 193 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7745]
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  SA 4249. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Ms. Ernst) 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 C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1224. ASSESSMENT OF THE COUNTER-UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS 
                   (UAS) CAPABILITY OF PARTNER FORCES IN IRAQ.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2022, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees an assessment of--
       (1) the current state of counter-UAS capability of partner 
     forces in Iraq, including in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region; and
       (2) its implications for the security of United States and 
     partner forces in the region against UAS attack.
       (b) Elements.--The assessment required by subsection (a) 
     shall include descriptions of--
       (1) the current level of counter-UAS training and equipment 
     available to partner forces in Iraq, including in the Iraqi 
     Kurdistan Region;
       (2) the type of additional training and equipment needed to 
     maximize the level of counter-UAS capability of partner 
     forces in Iraq, including in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region;
       (3) the availability of additional training and equipment 
     required to maximize partner forces' counter-UAS capability;
       (4) an assessment of the current and anticipated threat 
     from UAS systems to Iraqi and coalition security forces to 
     determine the appropriate level of requirements for counter-
     UAS systems and training; and
       (5) any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines 
     appropriate.
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