[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5254]
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  SA 5775. Mr. CRUZ 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. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES FORCE STRUCTURE 
                   REDUCTIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE AND THE BALTIC 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not reduce 
     the total number of members of the Armed Forces serving on 
     active duty who are stationed in each of Bulgaria, Estonia, 
     Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, or Romania below the levels in 
     each such country as of January 1, 2022, until the date that 
     is 120 days after the date on which the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal 
     departments and agencies, submits to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a written assessment that contains the 
     following:
       (1) An analysis as to whether such a reduction--
       (A) would be in the national security interest of the 
     United States; and
       (B) would not detract from United States military posture 
     and alignment in the European theater.
       (2) An analysis of the impact of such a reduction on--
       (A) the security of the United States;
       (B) the security of United States allies and partners in 
     Europe;
       (C) the deterrence and defense posture of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization;
       (D) the ability of the Armed Forces to execute contingency 
     plans of the Department of Defense, including ongoing 
     operations executed by the United States Central Command and 
     the United States Africa Command;
       (E) military families, including with respect to additional 
     costs for relocation of associated infrastructure; and
       (F) military training and major military exercises, 
     including with respect to interoperability and joint 
     activities with United States allies and partners.
       (3) A description of--
       (A) the consultations made with United States allies and 
     partners in Europe, including a description of the 
     consultations with each member of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization regarding such a reduction; and
       (B) the capabilities that would be impacted in the country 
     in which the total number of Armed Forces serving on active 
     duty is being reduced, and any actions designed to mitigate 
     such a reduction.
       (4) A detailed description of the requirements for the 
     Department to effectuate any relocation and redeployment of 
     members of the Armed Forces from the country in which the 
     total number of Armed Forces serving on active duty is being 
     reduced and the associated relocation of military families.
       (5) A detailed analysis of--
       (A) the impact of such a reduction and redeployment of 
     military capabilities on the ability of the United States--
       (i) to meet commitments under the North Atlantic Treaty; 
     and
       (ii) to support operations in the Middle East and Africa;
       (B) the impact of such a reduction and redeployment on the 
     implementation of the National Defense Strategy and on Joint 
     Force Planning; and
       (C) the cost implications of such a reduction and 
     redeployment, including--
       (i) the cost of any associated new facilities to be 
     constructed, or existing facilities to be renovated, at the 
     location where the members of the Armed Forces are to be 
     moved and stationed; and
       (ii) the costs associated with rotational deployments.
       (b) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
       (c) Termination.--This section shall cease to have effect 
     on September 30, 2023.
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