[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3382]
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  SA 6203. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse) 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 E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1271. LIST OF NON-UNITED STATES FREE TRADE ZONES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall 
     identify and publish, on a publicly accessible internet 
     website, a list of non-United States free trade zones that 
     includes the identity, location, and administrators of each 
     such zone.
       (b) Periodic Reviews.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall 
     review the list of non-United State free trade zones required 
     by subsection (a) on a periodic basis, and not less 
     frequently than annually--
       (1) to ensure the information included for each zone is 
     correct;
       (2) to add new zones to the list; and
       (3) to remove zones no longer in existence from the list.
       (c) Non-united States Free Trade Zone Defined.--
       (1) In general.--In this section, the term ``non-United 
     States free trade zone'' means a designated area within the 
     customs territory of a foreign country that is treated for 
     purposes of payment of duties or taxes as though the area 
     were located outside the customs territory of that country.
       (2) Synonymous terms.--Synonymous terms commonly used to 
     refer to zones described in paragraph (1) include ``free 
     zones'', ``special economic zones'', ``export processing 
     zones'', ``free economic zones'', and ``freeports''.
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