S.Amdt. 3402

SA 3402. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2026 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 X, add the following:

SEC. 1067. INCREASE IN DOLLAR AMOUNT THRESHOLDS FOR
CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARMS EXPORT
CONTROL ACT.

(a) In General.--The Arms Export Control Act is amended--
(1) in section 3(d) (22 U.S.C. 2753(d))--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting
``$23,000,000''; and
(ii) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting
``$83,000,000'';
(B) in paragraph (3)(A)--
(i) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting
``$23,000,000''; and
(ii) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting
``$83,000,000''; and
(C) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$25,000,000'' and
inserting ``$42,000,000''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$100,000,000'' and
inserting ``$166,000,000'';
(2) in section 36(b) (22 U.S.C. 2776(b))--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting
``$83,000,000'';
(ii) by striking ``$200,000,000'' and inserting
``$332,000,000''; and
(iii) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting
``$23,000,000'';
(B) in paragraph (5)(C)--
(i) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting
``$23,000,000'';
(ii) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting
``$83,000,000''; and
(iii) by striking ``$200,000,000'' and inserting
``$332,000,000''; and
(C) in paragraph (6)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$25,000,000'' and
inserting ``$42,000,000'';
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$100,000,000'' and
inserting ``$166,000,000''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``$300,000,000'' and
inserting ``$500,000,000'';
(3) in section 36(c) (22 U.S.C. 2776(c))--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting
``$23,000,000''; and
(ii) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting
``$83,000,000''; and
(B) in paragraph (5)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$25,000,000'' and
inserting ``$42,000,000''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$100,000,000'' and
inserting ``$166,000,000''; and
(4) in section 63(a) (22 U.S.C. 2796b(a))--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting
``23,000,000''; and
(ii) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting
``$83,000,000''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$25,000,000'' and
inserting ``$42,000,000''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$100,000,000'' and
inserting ``$166,000,000''.
(b) Periodic Review.--
(1) In general.--Not later than five years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and every five years
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall--
(A) complete a review of how each amount increased pursuant
to subsection (a) compares to the amount described in
paragraph (2); and
(B) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress--
(i) the results of the review; and
(ii) recommendations as to whether such amounts should be
updated to account for inflation.
(2) Amount described.--The amount described in this
paragraph is the amount equal to--
(A) the amount in effect pursuant to subsection (a);
multiplied by

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(B) the average percentage by which the Consumer Price
Index changed during the five fiscal years preceding the
review under paragraph (1).
(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(i) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Armed Services of the Senate; and
(ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
(B) Consumer price index.--The term ``Consumer Price
Index'' means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor.
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