[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3303-S3304]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6091. Mr. KAINE 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

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     SEC. ___. COUNTERING ILLICIT DRUG TRAFFICKING.

       (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--None of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act may be used by the Department of Defense to fund 
     military operations or activities against persons, 
     facilities, vehicles, or watercraft alleged to be affiliated 
     with illicit drug trafficking without evidence of narcotics 
     on such person, facility, vehicle, or watercraft.
       (b) Notification Requirement.--Any notification submitted 
     under section 130f of title 10, United States Code, 
     associated with a military operation or activity described in 
     subsection (a) shall include a description of the 
     intelligence collected to determine the evidence of the 
     presence of narcotics.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to authorize the use of military force against 
     persons, facilities, vehicles or watercraft alleged to be 
     affiliated with illicit drug trafficking except pursuant to a 
     congressional authorization consistent with section 2(c) of 
     the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541(c)).
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