[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2971-S2972]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5881. Mr. McCORMICK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction,

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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 G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1___. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CONSULTATION REGARDING 
                   PREDICTION MARKETS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding the proposed 
     rule submitted of the Commission entitled ``Prediction 
     Markets; Public Interest Determinations'' (91 Fed. Reg. 35806 
     (June 12, 2026)), or a subsequent final rulemaking, in 
     relation to the following factors:
       (1) The factors to define war, terrorism, and 
     assassination.
       (2) The factors in determining whether event contracts 
     involve war, terrorism, or assassination.
       (3) The factors that raise public interest concerns.
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