[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 194 (Thursday, November 4, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7896]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4377. Mr. MERKLEY 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:

        On page 719, between lines 12 and 13, insert the 
     following:
       (9) An assessment of actions by the Government of the 
     United States or the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China that could be interpreted by the other government as 
     provocative or requiring a strategic response and consequent 
     measures to avoid inadvertent escalation of conflict.
       (10) An assessment of whether sufficient personnel are 
     currently dedicated to strategic stability and arms control 
     with the People's Republic of China.
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