[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6651. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Tillis) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her 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. 1229A. ESTABLISHMENT OF UKRAINE LESSONS LEARNED TASK 
                   FORCE.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State, the Director of 
     National Intelligence, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
     of Staff, shall establish a joint interagency task force, to 
     be known as the ``Ukraine Lessons Learned Task Force'' 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Task Force'').
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Task Force are--
       (1) identifying, evaluating, and synthesizing key 
     battlefield innovations, operational practices, and defense 
     strategies employed by Ukraine in its resistance to Russian 
     aggression;
       (2) assessing the relevance of such lessons to United 
     States military doctrine, training, logistics, acquisition, 
     and strategic planning;
       (3) recommending specific changes or pilot programs to 
     integrate such lessons into United States defense systems;
       (4) identifying vulnerabilities in United States systems 
     highlighted by Ukraine's experience, including through joint 
     operations such as Operation Spider Web; and
       (5) coordinating with NATO allies and Ukrainian defense 
     counterparts, as appropriate.
       (c) Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) Annual report to congress.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
     thereafter for the following 5 years, the Secretary of 
     Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the 
     Director of National Intelligence, and the Chairman of the 
     Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report that includes--
       (A) a summary of the findings and assessments conducted by 
     the Task Force;
       (B) recommendations for changes to doctrine, training, 
     acquisition, or organizational structure;
       (C) an overview of any pilot programs or implementation 
     actions taken in response to such recommendations; and
       (D) a classified annex with detailed assessments, to the 
     extent necessary.
       (2) Public version.--An unclassified version of the report 
     required under paragraph (1) that excludes sensitive and 
     classified information shall be made available to the public 
     through a public website.
       (d) Integration Into Military Training and Strategy.--The 
     Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff shall ensure that relevant findings from the Task Force 
     are--
       (1) incorporated into professional military education 
     curricula, including at the National Defense University, 
     service academies, and war colleges;
       (2) reflected in joint and service-specific training 
     exercises and war games; and
       (3) considered in the development of future operational 
     concepts and planning scenarios.
       (e) NATO and Allied Coordination.--The Secretary of State, 
     in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall coordinate with 
     NATO allies--
       (1) to share and compare assessments of lessons learned 
     from Ukraine's defense;
       (2) to promote interoperability in defense innovation; and
       (3) to explore the establishment of a multilateral 
     ``Defense Innovation Lessons Hub'' or similar mechanism.
       (f) Sunset.--This section shall cease to have any force or 
     effect beginning on the date that is 5 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (g) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
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