[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5293]
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SA 3504. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her 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. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN NON-APPROPRIATED FUND
RETAIL AGREEMENTS.
The Secretary of Defense may not enter into, renew, or
extend any contract, lease, or other agreement of five years
or more in duration with a retailer operating through a
nonappropriated fund instrumentality (including the Army and
Air Force Exchange Service, the Navy Exchange, or the Marine
Corps Exchange) if the retailer is owned or controlled by the
People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the
Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea.
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