S.Amdt. 725

SA 725. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, and Mr.
Merkley) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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:

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At the end of subtitle A of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1005. REDUCTION IN MILITARY SPENDING.

The total amount of funds authorized to be appropriated by
this Act is hereby reduced by 10 percent, with the amount of
such reduction to be applied on a pro rata basis among the
accounts and funds for which amounts are authorized to be
appropriated by this Act, excluding accounts and funds
relating to military personnel, the Defense Health Program,
and assistance to Ukraine. The amount of reduction for each
account and fund subject to such requirement shall be applied
on a pro rata basis across each program, project, and
activity funded by such account or fund.
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