[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4504]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2228. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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 F of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1291. CERTIFICATION AND REPORT REQUIREMENTS REGARDING 
                   PROVISION OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES TO 
                   UKRAINE.

       (a) Certification.--Before using appropriated funds to 
     provide defense articles or defense services to Ukraine, the 
     Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of 
     the United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall certify to 
     Congress that--
       (1) such articles or services are not required by the 
     United States Indo-Pacific Command to deter the People's 
     Republic of China or for a denial defense along the first 
     island chain;
       (2) such articles or services are not required by the 
     military of Taiwan to deter or deny an invasion of Taiwan by 
     the People's Republic of China;
       (3) the provision of such articles or services will not 
     delay or otherwise detract from the timely delivery to the 
     Department of Defense or any of the Armed Forces of defense 
     articles required to deter the People's Republic of China or 
     for a denial defense along the first island chain; and
       (4) the provision of such articles or services will not 
     delay or otherwise detract from the timely delivery to Taiwan 
     of the defense articles required by the military of Taiwan to 
     deter or deny an invasion of Taiwan by the People's Republic 
     of China.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Commander of the United States Indo-
     Pacific Command, shall submit to Congress a report that 
     details what defense articles and defense services Ukraine 
     requires to defend against the invasion of Ukraine by the 
     Russian Federation that are also required by--
       (A) the United States Indo-Pacific Command to deter the 
     People's Republic of China or for a denial defense along the 
     first island chain; or
       (B) the military of Taiwan to deter or deny an invasion of 
     Taiwan by the People's Republic of China.
       (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) may be 
     submitted in classified form, but shall be made available to 
     all--
       (A) Senators and Members of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       (B) staff of Congress who are eligible to access the 
     information in the report.
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