[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3316]
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SA 6109. Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen) 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 title XII, add the following:
Subtitle F--Cooperation With NATO Allies
SEC. 1281. POLAND DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall establish a
program to expand cooperation between the defense industrial
bases of the United States and Poland to expand co-production
capacity, enhance supply chain resilience, and support
operational readiness for United States and allied forces.
The program shall seek to--
(1) enhance bilateral cooperation between the United States
and Poland;
(2) reduce barriers to co-production between the United
States and Poland; and
(3) strengthen NATO's deterrence capability, including
against malign influence from the Russian Federation and
People's Republic of China.
(b) Elements.--The program established pursuant to
subsection (a) may also include the following:
(1) Co-production of munitions, ground combat systems, air
combat systems and other critical defense articles.
(2) The establishment and expansion of forward repair,
maintenance, and sustainment capabilities in Poland.
(3) The identification and authorization of technology
transfer necessary to establish co-production of co-
sustainment capabilities in Poland that support the Armed
Forces in Poland and NATO's deterrence capabilities.
(4) The development of redundant and resilient supply
chains to carry out the objectives described in paragraphs
(1) through (3) of subsection (a).
(5) Actions to identify and mitigate barriers to defense
industrial base cooperation, including barriers relating to
export controls, technology transfer, or contracting
practices.
(c) Authorities.--In carrying out the program established
pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall
coordinate with other Federal departments and agencies,
including the Department of State and the Department of
Commerce, in order to--
(1) enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other
bilateral agreements (including under section 4022 of title
10, United States Code); and
(2) provide technical assistance, training, and equipment
relating to defense industrial base cooperation.
(d) Industry Engagement.--The Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, shall seek to
coordinate with appropriate counterparts of Poland to convene
an annual industry roundtable consisting of United States and
Polish defense companies, with the goal of expanding
cooperation and engagement across sectors and between
government and industry with respect to activities to
implement the program established pursuant to subsection (a).
(e) Report.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
the Secretary of State, shall annually for a period of 5
years submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and Committee on
Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives a report on--
(1) any additional legislative authorities required to
carry out the program established pursuant to subsection (a)
or any of the elements described in subsection (b); and
(2) any regulatory or policy barriers to achieving the
objectives described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of
subsection (a).
SEC. 1282. STRATEGY FOR UNITED STATES-NATO INTEGRATED
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION.
(a) In General.--In designing, procuring, or deploying
cyber and digital warfighting capabilities for, and in
coordination with, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense
shall seek--
(1) to advance solutions that promote collaboration and
interoperability with respect to the cyber and digital
systems of the United States and of NATO allies; and
(2) to ensure that artificial intelligence-guided systems
operated by the United States and NATO allies recognize each
other and work together in joint operations.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
Commerce, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report that contains the following:
(1) A strategy to maintain integrated cyber and digital
technology solutions for NATO capabilities, incorporating
cyber, artificial intelligence, and digital systems from
United States vendors and vendors of NATO allies.
(2) A description of efforts made, during the reporting
period, to implement subsection (a).
(3) A description of the national security risks posed by
disintegrated, non-interoperable cyber, artificial
intelligence, and digital technology solutions to the United
States and NATO allies.
SEC. 1283. REPORT ON UNITED STATES WEAPONS SALES TO NATO.
(a) In General.--Not later than February 1 of each year,
the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of
Defense, shall submit to Congress a report on United States
weapons sales and transfers to NATO, as an organization, and
to each member country of NATO during the preceding calendar
year.
(b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) the information required by section 655 of the Foreign
Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2415); and
(2) a description of--
(A) any sale authorized pursuant to sections 21 or 38 of
the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761; 2778);
(B) any transfer pursuant to the authority of section 333
of title 10, United States Code; and
(C) any transfer pursuant to section 516 of the Foreign
Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2321j).
(c) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form.
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