[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5662]
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SA 6106. Mr. THUNE 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. PROCUREMENT OF S-400 AIR DEFENSE MISSILE SYSTEM
FROM REPUBLIC OF TURKEY AND TRANSFER TO
UKRAINE.
(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (b), such sums as may
be necessary are authorized to be appropriated for the Army
for ``Missile Procurement, Army'' for the purchase of an S-
400 air defense missile system for the purpose of
transferring such air defense missile system to Ukraine.
(b) Certification Requirement.--The authority to purchase
an S-400 air defense missile system under subsection (a) is
subject to a certification by the Government of Turkey to the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State that the
proceeds of such purchase will not be utilized to purchase or
otherwise acquire military apparatus deemed by the United
States to be incompatible with the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
(c) Transfer Requirement.--Any S-400 air defense missile
system purchased under subsection (a) shall be transferred to
Ukraine not later than 180 days after the date of such
purchase.
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