[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5076]
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  SA 5695. Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Young, and Mr. Marshall) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 
submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2023 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. 1239. 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 James M. Inhofe National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, 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 before such date of enactment unless, 
     before imposing such sanctions, the President certifies to 
     the appropriate congressional committees that 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.
       ``(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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