[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3335]
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  SA 6138. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Durbin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her 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:

     SEC. __. REPORT ON DOMESTIC DEPLOYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
     fiscal year 2027 may be obligated or expended for any 
     domestic deployment of members of the Armed Forces until the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the manner in which the domestic 
     deployments of members of the Armed Forces since January 20, 
     2025, affect the military readiness of the Armed Forces, 
     except such obligations and expenditures for--
       (1) deployments along the southwest border of the United 
     States;
       (2) deployments in response to the request or explicit 
     consent of the governor of the destination State;
       (3) deployments in response to the request or explicit 
     consent of the Chief Executive of an Indian Tribal Government 
     of the tribal land to which the Armed Forces are deployed; or
       (4) deployments to the District of Columbia in response to 
     the request or explicit consent of the Mayor of the District 
     of Columbia.
       (b) Elements.--The report referred to in subsection (a) 
     shall include, with respect to such operations and 
     activities, the following elements:
       (1) A detailed assessment and evaluation of the authorities 
     used for each domestic deployment.
       (2) A list of domestic deployments, together with a copy of 
     the order authorizing each such deployment, including--
       (A) start and end dates;
       (B) the number of servicemembers deployed;
       (C) the geographic location;
       (D) the activities, services and resources requested in 
     each request;
       (E) whether State authorities were informed of the number 
     of troops, their projected activities and roles, and 
     locations prior to their arrival;
       (F) whether memoranda of understanding (MOUs) or 
     interagency agreements were executed with State or local 
     authorities;
       (G) whether any rules of engagement or use of force 
     policies were modified from standard domestic deployment 
     policies;
       (H) the number of use of force incidents, detentions, or 
     arrests in which servicemembers participated or directly 
     assisted; and
       (I) whether any servicemembers were subject to disciplinary 
     action arising from their deployment activities.
       (3) An assessment of impacts to military readiness, 
     including servicemember morale, personnel loss, and 
     reputational harm.
       (4) A detailed assessment on the impact domestic 
     deployments have on domestic issues in the cities they occur, 
     including crime statistics, civil unrest, homelessness, and 
     civil immigration enforcement.
       (5) An detailed assessment and evaluation of the training 
     members of the Armed Forces receive prior to their domestic 
     deployment, including any recommended changes to the current 
     training.
       (6) A detailed assessment of the individual cost of each 
     domestic deployments, whether terminated or still ongoing, 
     including the personnel cost, equipment cost, and financial 
     cost.
       (7) A list of the number of requests for domestic 
     deployments approved, the number of waivers of any 
     requirements granted, the number of requests undergoing 
     review, and the number of requests not approved.
       (c) Ongoing Reporting.--Not later than 90 days after 
     submitting the report described under subsection (a), and 
     every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     providing the information described in subsection (b) for the 
     relevant reporting period.
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