[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3436]
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  SA 6292. Mr. BLUMENTHAL 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 C of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1230. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO UKRAINE SECURITY 
                   ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE.

       Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Statement of Policy.--
       ``(1) In general.--It is the policy of the United States--
       ``(A) to assist Ukraine in maintaining a credible defense 
     and deterrence capability;
       ``(B) to bolster defense and security cooperation with 
     Ukraine as a means of building a future force of Ukraine that 
     is capable of defending Ukraine today and deterring future 
     aggression; and
       ``(C) to advance continued reform of the democratic, 
     economic, defense, and security institutions of Ukraine in 
     order to advance the Euro-Atlantic integration and 
     modernization of Ukraine.
       ``(2) Credible defense and deterrence capability defined.--
     In this subsection, the term `credible defense and deterrence 
     capability' means the ability to defend against and deter any 
     credible conventional military threat from the Russian 
     Federation acting unilaterally or in concert with partners, 
     through the use of conventional military means, possessed in 
     sufficient quantity, including weapons platforms and 
     munitions, command, control, communication, intelligence, 
     surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities.''.
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