S.Amdt. 3729

SA 3729. Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Reed) 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

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year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

Strike section 874 and insert the following:

SEC. 874. DUTY-FREE ENTRY OF SUPPLIES PROCURED BY DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE.

The Secretary of Defense shall--
(1) track the impact of economic fluctuations, including
tariffs, supply chain disruptions, and inflation, on all
major prime contracts entered into by the Department of
Defense; and
(2) not later than January 30, 2026, submit to the
congressional defense committees a report that includes--
(A) an assessment of cost increases to both the Department
and contractors as a result of tariffs imposed under the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.) and section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
(19 U.S.C. 1862);
(B) an assessment of the effects of such tariffs on supply
chains and lead times for major defense platforms; and
(C) a summary of agreements entered into under section 4851
of title 10, United States Code, and an assessment of the
application of those agreements to the defense supply chain.
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