S.Amdt. 2490

SA 2490. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to

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amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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 D of title XII, insert the
following:

SEC. 1242. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON INCREASED ROTATIONAL
DEPLOYMENTS TO GREECE AND ENHANCEMENT OF UNITED
STATES-GREECE DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT.

(a) Feasibility Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
study on the feasibility of increased rotational deployments
of members of the Armed Forces to Greece, including to Souda
Bay, Alexandroupoli, Larissa, Volos, and Stefanovikeio.
(2) Element.--The study required by paragraph (1) shall
include an evaluation of any infrastructure investment
necessary to support such increased rotational deployments.
(3) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the results of the study required by paragraph (1) that
includes the estimated costs associated with such increased
rotational deployments.
(b) Diplomatic Engagement.--The Secretary of State is
encouraged to pursue persistent United States diplomatic
engagement with respect to the Greece-Cyprus-Israel and
Greece-Cyprus-Egypt trilateral agreements beyond the
occasional participation of United States diplomats in the
regular summits of the countries party to such agreements.

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