[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5900-S5901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6371. 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:

        Beginning on page 633, strike line 11 and all that follows 
     through page 634, line 4, and insert the following:
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit--
       (1) United States counterterrorism cooperation with Saudi 
     Arabia or the United Arab Emirates against al-Qaeda, the 
     Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or associated forces;
       (2) the United States Armed Forces from protecting members 
     of the United States Armed Forces and United States persons 
     and interests in the region against hostile action by Iran or 
     groups backed by Iran;
       (3) support intended to assist Saudi Arabia, the United 
     Arab Emirates, or other members of the Saudi-led coalition in 
     defending against threats emanating from Yemen to

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     their sovereignty or territorial integrity, the sovereignty 
     or territorial integrity of any other United States partner 
     or ally, or the safety of United States persons or property, 
     including--
       (A) threats from ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, or 
     unmanned aerial vehicles; and
       (B) explosive boat threats to international maritime 
     traffic;
       (4) the provision of humanitarian assistance; or
       (5) the preservation of freedom of navigation.
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