S.Amdt. 3756

SA 3756. Mr. KAINE 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 E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1265. PROHIBITION AGAINST THE DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED
STATES ARMED FORCES IN GAZA AND THE WEST BANK.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) as the United States and Israel have mutually benefited
from the decades of friendship and strategic security
partnership between our two countries, it is in the interest
of the United States to support and facilitate Israel's
ability to defend itself from terrorism and from threats
posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies;
(2) it is not in the interest of the United States to
engage in a new and extended military deployment to the
Middle East, to expend taxpayer dollars to support United
States military operations in Gaza or the West Bank, or to
support any other military actions that would worsen the
suffering or facilitate the forcible displacement of the
2,000,000 civilians residing in Gaza;
(3) the United States should not deploy United States Armed
Forces to Gaza or the West Bank, risk United States lives in
Gaza or the West Bank, or otherwise use United States funds
to conduct military operations in Gaza or the West Bank; and
(4) there is no congressional authorization, as required by
law, for the use of United States military force in Gaza or
the West Bank.
(b) In General.--The United States Armed Forces shall not
deploy personnel, engage in hostilities, or conduct any
operations (other than intelligence, surveillance, and
reconnaissance operations) within the boundaries of the Gaza
Strip or the West Bank.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to prevent the United States from--
(1) defending against an attack on the United States or its
personnel or facilities located outside the United States; or
(2) collecting, analyzing, or sharing intelligence,
including with the Government of Israel and other nations or
international organizations, as appropriate, related to

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threats from Hamas or the Islamic Republic of Iran or its
proxies.
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