[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3122]
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  SA 5991. Mr. HICKENLOOPER 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, 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 B of title IX, add the following:

     SEC. 918. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
                   MODIFICATION OR CONSOLIDATION OF GEOGRAPHIC 
                   COMBATANT COMMANDS.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for the 
     Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to carry 
     out an action described in subsection (b) of section 916 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 
     (Public Law 119-60; 139 Stat. 1022) until a period of 60 days 
     has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of 
     Defense submits the certification and all other information 
     required under subsection (c) of that section with respect to 
     such action.
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