[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2686]
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  SA 557. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. __. OVERSIGHT OF THE PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT BY STATE 
                   AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       Section 281 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(d) Limitations on Purchases.--(1) The Secretary shall 
     require, as a condition of any purchase of equipment under 
     this section, that if the Department of Justice opens an 
     investigation into a State or unit of local government under 
     section 210401 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601), the Secretary 
     shall pause all pending or future purchases by that State or 
     unit of local government.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall prohibit the purchase of 
     equipment by a State or unit of local government for a period 
     of 5 years upon a finding that equipment purchased under this 
     section by the State or unit of local government was used as 
     part of a violation under section 210401 of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12601).
       ``(e) Publicly Accessible Website on Purchased Equipment.--
     (1) The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of 
     General Services, shall create and maintain a publicly 
     available internet website that provides in searchable format 
     information on the purchase of equipment under this section 
     and the recipients of such equipment.
       ``(2) The internet website required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include all publicly accessible unclassified 
     information pertaining to the purchase of equipment under 
     this section, including--
       ``(A) the catalog of equipment available for purchase under 
     subsection (c);
       ``(B) the recipient state or unit of local government;
       ``(C) the purpose of the purchase under subsection (a)(1);
       ``(D) the type of equipment;
       ``(E) the cost of the equipment;
       ``(F) the administrative costs under subsection (b); and
       ``(G) other information the Secretary determines is 
     necessary.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall update on a quarterly basis 
     information included on the internet website required under 
     paragraph (1).''.
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