S.Amdt. 2228

SA 2228. Mr. HAWLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 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. 1291. CERTIFICATION AND REPORT REQUIREMENTS REGARDING
PROVISION OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES TO
UKRAINE.

(a) Certification.--Before using appropriated funds to
provide defense articles or defense services to Ukraine, the
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of
the United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall certify to
Congress that--
(1) such articles or services are not required by the
United States Indo-Pacific Command to deter the People's
Republic of China or for a denial defense along the first
island chain;
(2) such articles or services are not required by the
military of Taiwan to deter or deny an invasion of Taiwan by
the People's Republic of China;
(3) the provision of such articles or services will not
delay or otherwise detract from the timely delivery to the
Department of Defense or any of the Armed Forces of defense
articles required to deter the People's Republic of China or
for a denial defense along the first island chain; and
(4) the provision of such articles or services will not
delay or otherwise detract from the timely delivery to Taiwan
of the defense articles required by the military of Taiwan to
deter or deny an invasion of Taiwan by the People's Republic
of China.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Commander of the United States Indo-
Pacific Command, shall submit to Congress a report that
details what defense articles and defense services Ukraine
requires to defend against the invasion of Ukraine by the
Russian Federation that are also required by--
(A) the United States Indo-Pacific Command to deter the
People's Republic of China or for a denial defense along the
first island chain; or
(B) the military of Taiwan to deter or deny an invasion of
Taiwan by the People's Republic of China.
(2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) may be
submitted in classified form, but shall be made available to
all--
(A) Senators and Members of the House of Representatives;
and
(B) staff of Congress who are eligible to access the
information in the report.
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