S.Amdt. 1837Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 1837
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
Submitted June 8, 2015
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SA 1837. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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 E of title XVI, add the following: SEC. 1664. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE ATTACKS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the President should ensure that all relevant Federal agencies have a full understanding of the electromagnetic pulse threat and are prepared for such a contingency; and (2) the United States Government should formulate and maintain a strategy to prepare and protect United States infrastructure against electromagnetic pulse events. ______