[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 55 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S964]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 47. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 316, to repeal the authorizations for use of 
military force against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON RESPONSES TO UNIDENTIFIED 
                   AERIAL PHENOMENA.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The commander of the United States Northern Command has 
     said that the United States faces domain awareness gaps.
       (2) Department of Defense efforts to identify and track 
     unidentified aerial phenomena to date have used expensive and 
     scarce resources, including fighter aircraft.
       (3) Other Federal agencies, including U.S. Customs and 
     Border Protection, possess aircraft and radar capabilities 
     that could identify and track unidentified aerial phenomena.
       (4) Non-Federal aircraft and radar could augment future 
     Department of Defense efforts to identify and track 
     unidentified aerial phenomena.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) air domain awareness gaps may be closed through better 
     use of existing capabilities within other Federal agencies 
     and in non-Federal entities in partnership with the 
     Department of Defense;
       (2) the Department of Defense should report to Congress on 
     the legal authorities required to enhance cooperation with 
     other Federal agencies and non-Federal partners in the 
     identification and tracking of unidentified aerial phenomena; 
     and
       (3) the Department of Defense should develop plans to 
     partner with non-Federal entities to leverage currently 
     available capabilities, including aircraft and radar 
     capabilities, to close air domain awareness gaps and reduce 
     the potential threat from unidentified aerial phenomena.
                                 ______