S.Amdt. 1311
What it does: Adds SEC. 1088. EXPRESSION OF SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT OF KENYA FOR MILITARY ACTION IN SOMALIA AGAINST AL-SHABAAB at the end of subtitle H of title X
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)What it changes
1 change to S. 1867 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1088. EXPRESSION OF SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT OF KENYA FOR MILITARY ACTION IN SOMALIA AGAINST AL-SHABAAB at the end of subtitle H of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate
Section 382 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking "biological or chemical" each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b).
Inserted: SEC. 1088. EXPRESSION OF SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT OF KENYA FOR MILITARY ACTION IN SOMALIA AGAINST AL-SHABAAB.
Inserted: Congress--
Inserted: (1) expresses gratitude to the Government of Kenya, President Mwai Kibaki, and Prime Minister Raila Odinga for conducting Operation Protect the Country against the Al-Shabaab terrorist organization;
Inserted: (2) recognizes the threat posed by Al-Shabaab to regional stability and the national security of the United States;
Inserted: (3) supports offering all necessary assistance for Operation Protect the Country, including the imposition of an international blockade of the port of Kismayo, as requested by the Government of Kenya and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD); and
Inserted: (4) directs the President to engage closely with our NATO and regional allies to support the Kenyan operation against the Al-Shabaab terrorist organization.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 1311. Mr. KIRK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 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 H of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1088. EXPRESSION OF SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT OF KENYA FOR MILITARY ACTION IN SOMALIA AGAINST AL-SHABAAB.
Congress--
(1) expresses gratitude to the Government of Kenya, President Mwai Kibaki, and Prime Minister Raila Odinga for conducting Operation Protect the Country against the Al-Shabaab terrorist organization;
(2) recognizes the threat posed by Al-Shabaab to regional stability and the national security of the United States;
(3) supports offering all necessary assistance for Operation Protect the Country, including the imposition of an international blockade of the port of Kismayo, as requested by the Government of Kenya and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD); and
(4) directs the President to engage closely with our NATO and regional allies to support the Kenyan operation against the Al-Shabaab terrorist organization.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 18, 2011