[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4957]
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  SA 2633. Mr. LEE 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 A of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1216. LIMITATIONS ON STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENTS AND 
                   MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN CERTAIN 
                   FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, until the date described in subsection (b)--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense may not carry out a military 
     construction project in a foreign country with which the 
     United States maintains a status of forces agreement (other 
     than a project related to housing or the provision of medical 
     services for members of the Armed Forces); and
       (2) the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense may 
     not enter into, renew, or amend a status of forces agreement.
       (b) Date Described.--The date described in this subsection 
     is the date on which the Secretary of State, in coordination 
     with the Secretary of Defense, completes the review of 
     protection and legal preparedness for members of the Armed 
     Forces abroad required by section 1229 of National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 
     137 Stat. 456; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 2001).
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