S.Amdt. 5763
What it does: Adds SEC. 1254. SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM at the end of subtitle D of title XII
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499 · shown in S.Amdt. 5499's text
Adds SEC. 1254. SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM at the end of subtitle D of title XII
Adds a sectionIn S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed
(2) modifies or deletes in any way the content of the project as a result of any direction from any entity of the Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party.
Inserted: SEC. 1254. SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM.
Inserted: (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
Inserted: (1) the United States must increase its diplomatic activity and presence in the Pacific, particularly among Pacific Island nations; and
Inserted: (2) the Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum--
Inserted: (A) should be used to coordinate policies across the Pacific region with like-minded democracies; and
Inserted: (B) should have a direct line to the President and the Secretary of State to communicate regarding the unique and particular needs of Pacific partner nations.
Inserted: (b) Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
Inserted: (1) by redesignating subsection (h) (as added by section 361(a)(1) of division FF of Public Law 116-260) as subsection (k); and
Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "(l) Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum.--
Inserted: "(1) Appointment.--The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, either the United States Ambassador to a country that is a member of the Pacific Islands Forum or another qualified individual to serve as Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum (referred to in this section as the 'Special Envoy'). If an Ambassador is appointed to serve as the Special Envoy pursuant this paragraph, he or she may not begin such service until after Senate confirmation to such position and shall serve concurrently as an Ambassador and as the Special Envoy without receiving additional compensation.
Inserted: "(2) Duties.--The Special Envoy shall--
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Inserted: "(A) represent the United States in its role as dialogue partner to the Pacific Islands Forum; and
Inserted: "(B) carry out such other duties as the President or the Secretary of State may prescribe.".
Original wording
At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 5763. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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, add the following:
SEC. 1254. SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States must increase its diplomatic activity and presence in the Pacific, particularly among Pacific Island nations; and
(2) the Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum--
(A) should be used to coordinate policies across the Pacific region with like-minded democracies; and
(B) should have a direct line to the President and the Secretary of State to communicate regarding the unique and particular needs of Pacific partner nations.
(b) Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (h) (as added by section 361(a)(1) of division FF of Public Law 116-260) as subsection (k); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(l) Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum.--
“(1) Appointment.--The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, either the United States Ambassador to a country that is a member of the Pacific Islands Forum or another qualified individual to serve as Special Envoy to the Pacific Islands Forum (referred to in this section as the ‘Special Envoy'). If an Ambassador is appointed to serve as the Special Envoy pursuant this paragraph, he or she may not begin such service until after Senate confirmation to such position and shall serve concurrently as an Ambassador and as the Special Envoy without receiving additional compensation.
“(2) Duties.--The Special Envoy shall--
“(A) represent the United States in its role as dialogue partner to the Pacific Islands Forum; and
“(B) carry out such other duties as the President or the Secretary of State may prescribe.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 28, 2022