[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2959-S2960]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 800. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Daines, Ms. Rosen, and Ms. 
Ernst) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1213. REPORT ON COORDINATION WITH PRIVATE ENTITIES AND 
                   STATE GOVERNMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE STATE 
                   PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.-- The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the feasibility of coordinating with 
     private entities

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     and State governments to provide resources and personnel to 
     support technical exchanges under the Department of Defense 
     State Partnership Program established under section 341 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An analysis of the limitations of the State Partnership 
     Program.
       (2) The types of personnel and expertise that could be 
     helpful to partner country participants in the State 
     Partnership Program.
       (3) Any authority needed to leverage such expertise from 
     private entities and State governments, as applicable.
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