S.Amdt. 3593

SA 3593. Mr. SANDERS (for Mr. Welch) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by Mr. Sanders 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 E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1265. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO DEPLOY FORCES TO
GAZA.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
Act, or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the
Department of Defense, may be obligated or expended--
(1) to deploy the United States Armed Forces to Gaza;
(2) for any activity, with respect to Palestinians, related
to their displacement within or removal from Gaza, or forced
transfer to designated zones; or
(3) to participate in, fund, approve or concur on a license
for, approve or concur on a license for export of United
States-origin weapons in support of, issue a contract for, or
facilitate armed security activities or services in Gaza by
United States persons, unless such activities or services
have been authorized by an Act of Congress.
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