[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3418-S3419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6257. Mr. SCHATZ 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 D of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 539F. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE 
                   THE CAPABILITY OF MILITARY CRIMINAL 
                   INVESTIGATIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO PREVENT AND 
                   COMBAT CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.

       (a) Partnerships and Mandatory Training.--Section 550D(c) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note prec.) is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Partnerships.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into 
     partnership and execute collaborative agreements with 
     functional experts, including highly qualified national child 
     protection organizations or local law enforcement training 
     centers, including those in United States territories and 
     near military installations abroad, with demonstrated 
     expertise in the delivery of law enforcement training, to 
     identify, investigate, and prosecute individuals engaged in 
     online child sexual exploitation.''; and
       (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:

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       ``(3) Mandatory training.--The Secretary shall establish 
     mandatory training for criminal investigative organizations 
     of the Department of Defense and other appropriate personnel 
     at military installations within and outside the contiguous 
     United States, including United States territories, to ensure 
     that the capability and capacity to investigate child 
     exploitation is continuously maintained regardless of staff 
     turnover and relocations.''.
       (b) Overseas Opportunities.--In carrying out the initiative 
     under section 550D of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note 
     prec.), as amended by subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall, consistent with current memoranda of 
     understanding, explore opportunities--
       (1) in at least three United States territories with 
     military installations; and
       (2) in at least two countries with United States military 
     installations.
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