S.Amdt. 2874

SA 2874. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2514 submitted by Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen,
Mr. Schumer, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Nelson)
and intended to be proposed to the amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr.
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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 5 of the amendment, between lines 2 and 3, insert
the following:
(f) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act or any other provision of law, none of
the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
available for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of Defense
may be obligated or expended for the operation, maintenance,
sustainment, or procurement of covered telecommunications
equipment or services.
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