[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5102]
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  SA 3331. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 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. 1230B. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND 
                   SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN 
                   FEDERATION TO INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT ON USE OF 
                   CHEMICAL WEAPONS.

       Section 1234 (b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
     (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3936) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(27) An assessment of the use by the Russian Federation 
     of chemical weapons (including chemical munitions) during the 
     preceding year, which shall include an assessment of each of 
     the following:
       ``(A) The use, as part of armed conflict, of any substance 
     the use of which is prohibited by the Organization for the 
     Prohibition of Chemical Weapons or any other chemicals the 
     use of which is considered by the United States to be a 
     violation of international obligations.
       ``(B) The use of chemical weapons or agents to kill, maim, 
     or incapacitate individuals outside an armed conflict.
       ``(C) Any actions taken by the United States Government to 
     hold the Russian Federation accountable for the actions 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).''.
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