[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3393]
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  SA 6222. Mr. KENNEDY 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. 1270A. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MODIFICATION OF 
                   AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN 
                   TERRITORY.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Diego 
     Garcia Treaty Oversight Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
       (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       (2) Covered agreement.--The term ``covered agreement'' 
     means the Exchange of notes constituting an agreement 
     concerning the availability for defense purposes of the 
     British Indian Ocean Territory, dated December 30, 1966.
       (c) In General.--Any modification to the covered agreement 
     shall require the advice and consent of the Senate.
       (d) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--None of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated, appropriated, or otherwise 
     made available for any Federal department or agency may be 
     obligated or expended to modify the covered agreement unless 
     the Senate has provided advice and consent for such 
     modification.
       (e) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Before entering into any negotiation 
     regarding modification of the covered agreement, the 
     President shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report detailing--
       (A) the national security rationale for the proposed 
     modification;
       (B) the implications of the proposed modification for 
     United States operational control of Diego Garcia; and
       (C) any risks posed by third-party sovereign claims or 
     foreign military presence.
       (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be 
     submitted in classified and unclassified forms.
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