S.Amdt. 4251

SA 4251. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
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 F of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1264. REPORT ON NAGORNO KARABAKH CONFLICT.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to
the congressional defense committees, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the
2020 conflict in Nagorno Karabakh.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of the use of any United States-origin
equipment in the 2020 conflict in Nagorno Karabakh, including
any potential violations of the Arms Export Control Act (22
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), sanctions laws, or other provisions of
United States law related to the use of United States-origin
parts and technology in a conflict.
(2) An assessment of the use of white phosphorous, cluster
bombs, and other prohibited munitions in the conflict,
including an assessment of any potential violations of United
States or international law related to the use of such
munitions.
(3) A description of the involvement of foreign actors in
the conflict, including a description of the military
activities, influence operations, and diplomatic engagement
by foreign countries before, during, and after the conflict,
and any efforts by parties to the conflict or foreign actors
to recruit or employ foreign fighters during the conflict.
(4) Any other matter the Secretary of State considers
important.
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