[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3531]
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  SA 6401. Mr. WELCH (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Bennet) 
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:

       In section 1224(a), strike paragraph (1) and insert the 
     following:
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
     Commerce, shall seek to engage with relevant stakeholders in 
     Ukraine to establish a United States-Ukraine Strategic 
     Defense Innovation Working Group (referred to in this section 
     as the ``Working Group'') to explore--
       At the end of section 1224(d)(2)(B), add the following:
       (viii) A description of non-regulatory opportunities to 
     fast-track agency processing procedures to accelerate export 
     of United States Munitions List-listed military explosives 
     and Commerce Control List-listed dual-use precursors, 
     manufacturing equipment, and components for production of 
     covered systems in Ukraine.
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