[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S3539]
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  SA 1029. Mr. PADILLA 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 end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1240A. REPORT ON WAIVERS UNDER SECTION 907 OF THE 
                   FREEDOM FOR RUSSIA AND EMERGING EURASIAN 
                   DEMOCRACIES AND OPEN MARKETS SUPPORT ACT OF 
                   1992 AND REPORT ON ACCESS TO THE LACHIN 
                   CORRIDOR.

       (a) Waivers Under Section 907 of the Freedom for Russia and 
     Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 
     1992.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a 
     report to the appropriate committees of Congress on United 
     States security assistance provided to the Government of 
     Azerbaijan pursuant to the waiver of section 907 of the 
     FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102-511; 22 U.S.C. 5812 
     note).
       (2) Elements.--The report required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall address the following:
       (A) Documentation of the consideration by the Secretary of 
     State, during the 5-year period ending on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, of all requirements relating to the 
     waiver of section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 
     102-511; 22 U.S.C. 5812 note).
       (B) Program-level detail and end-use monitoring reports of 
     security assistance provided to the Government of Azerbaijan 
     under such a waiver during such 5-year period.
       (C) An assessment of the impact of United States security 
     assistance provided to Azerbaijan on--
       (i) the negotiation of a peaceful settlement between 
     Armenia and Azerbaijan over all disputed regions during such 
     5-year period; and
       (ii) the military balance between Azerbaijan and Armenia 
     during such 5-year period.
       (D) An assessment of Azerbaijan's use of offensive force 
     against Armenia or violations of Armenian sovereign territory 
     during the period beginning on November 11, 2020, and ending 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Access to the Lachin Corridor.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development, shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report on the Nagorno-Karabakh region that 
     includes--
       (1) an assessment of the humanitarian impact of 
     Azerbaijan's blockade of the Lachin Corridor, which connects 
     Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh; and
       (2) an assessment of the blockade's long-term impacts on--
       (A) regional food, water, and energy security;
       (B) local civilians' ability to access basic medical care 
     and other necessities;
       (C) the region's most vulnerable populations, including 
     children, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities; and
       (D) the overall Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and prospects for 
     de-escalating and avoiding a humanitarian crisis.
       (3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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