[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3526-S3527]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6397. Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Ms. Cantwell) 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 G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1094. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE COAST 
                   GUARD.

       Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``fiscal years 2022 and 2023'' and inserting ``fiscal years 
     2026 and 2027'';

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       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking clauses (i) and (ii) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(i) $11,851,875,000 for fiscal year 2026; and
       ``(ii) $13,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$23,456,000'' and 
     inserting ``$25,570,000''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``subparagraph 
     (A)(ii), $24,353,000'' and inserting ``clause (ii) of 
     subparagraph (A), $26,848,500'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking clauses (i) and (ii) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(i) $3,651,480,000 for fiscal year 2026; and
       ``(ii) $3,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.'';
       (4) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(A) $67,701,000 for fiscal year 2026; and
       ``(B) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.''; and
       (5) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) For retired pay, including the payment of obligations 
     otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for purposes of 
     retired pay, payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family 
     Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career 
     status bonuses, payment of continuation pay under section 356 
     of title 37, concurrent receipts, combat-related special 
     compensation, and payments for medical care of retired 
     personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of title 10--
       ``(A) $1,057,929,000 for fiscal year 2026; and
       ``(B) $1,215,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.''.
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