[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3679]
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  SA 6550. Mr. THUNE 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 appropriate place in subtitle D of title I, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR COUNTER UNMANNED 
                   SYSTEMS RELATING TO THE DEFENSE OF STRATEGIC 
                   ASSETS.

       (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of the Air Force $50,000,000 for counter 
     unmanned systems relating to the defense of strategic assets.
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated by 
     this Act for the Defense-wide working capital fund is hereby 
     reduced by $50,000,000.
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