S.Amdt. 6106

SA 6106. Mr. THUNE 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 C of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1239. PROCUREMENT OF S-400 AIR DEFENSE MISSILE SYSTEM FROM REPUBLIC OF TURKEY AND TRANSFER TO UKRAINE.

(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (b), such sums as may be necessary are authorized to be appropriated for the Army for “Missile Procurement, Army” for the purchase of an S-400 air defense missile system for the purpose of transferring such air defense missile system to Ukraine.

(b) Certification Requirement.--The authority to purchase an S-400 air defense missile system under subsection (a) is subject to a certification by the Government of Turkey to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State that the proceeds of such purchase will not be utilized to purchase or otherwise acquire military apparatus deemed by the United States to be incompatible with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

(c) Transfer Requirement.--Any S-400 air defense missile system purchased under subsection (a) shall be transferred to Ukraine not later than 180 days after the date of such purchase.