[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5136-S5137]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3402. Mr. CORNYN 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 F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1067. INCREASE IN DOLLAR AMOUNT THRESHOLDS FOR 
                   CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARMS EXPORT 
                   CONTROL ACT.

       (a) In General.--The Arms Export Control Act is amended--
       (1) in section 3(d) (22 U.S.C. 2753(d))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$23,000,000''; and
       (ii) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$83,000,000'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$23,000,000''; and
       (ii) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$83,000,000''; and
       (C) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$25,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$42,000,000''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$100,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$166,000,000'';
       (2) in section 36(b) (22 U.S.C. 2776(b))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$83,000,000'';
       (ii) by striking ``$200,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$332,000,000''; and
       (iii) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$23,000,000'';
       (B) in paragraph (5)(C)--
       (i) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$23,000,000'';
       (ii) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$83,000,000''; and
       (iii) by striking ``$200,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$332,000,000''; and
       (C) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$25,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$42,000,000'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$100,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$166,000,000''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``$300,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$500,000,000'';
       (3) in section 36(c) (22 U.S.C. 2776(c))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$23,000,000''; and
       (ii) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$83,000,000''; and
       (B) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$25,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$42,000,000''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$100,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$166,000,000''; and
       (4) in section 63(a) (22 U.S.C. 2796b(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``23,000,000''; and
       (ii) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$83,000,000''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$25,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$42,000,000''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$100,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$166,000,000''.
       (b) Periodic Review.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than five years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and every five years 
     thereafter, the Secretary of State shall--
       (A) complete a review of how each amount increased pursuant 
     to subsection (a) compares to the amount described in 
     paragraph (2); and
       (B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress--
       (i) the results of the review; and
       (ii) recommendations as to whether such amounts should be 
     updated to account for inflation.
       (2) Amount described.--The amount described in this 
     paragraph is the amount equal to--
       (A) the amount in effect pursuant to subsection (a); 
     multiplied by

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       (B) the average percentage by which the Consumer Price 
     Index changed during the five fiscal years preceding the 
     review under paragraph (1).
       (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (i) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
       (B) Consumer price index.--The term ``Consumer Price 
     Index'' means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
     Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
     Department of Labor.
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