S.Amdt. 4562

SA 4562. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Durbin, and Mr.
Cardin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 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:

On page 1016, strike lines 1 through 4 and insert the
following:
(b) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall
not apply--
(1) to any joint or multilateral exercise, operation, or
related security conference that is related to humanitarian
assistance, disaster prevention and response, the security
and management of facilities at Guantanamo Bay, freedom of
navigation and maritime security, air traffic safety and
control, search and rescue, or counter-narcotics;
(2) if the Secretary determines and reports to the
appropriate congressional committees that such prohibition is
contrary to security interests of the United States or of any
of our regional allies; or
(3) to any funding appropriated for a fiscal year other
than fiscal year 2017.
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