[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 198 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8088]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4555. Mr. COTTON 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 I, add the following:

     SEC. 150. MINIMUM FIGHTER FORCE STRUCTURE WITHIN THE EUROPEAN 
                   THEATER.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     maintain a minimum of seven fighter squadrons assigned to and 
     based in the area of responsibility of the United States 
     European Command.
       (b) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective on 
     November 1, 2028.
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