S.Amdt. 3856

SA 3856. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3748 proposed by Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Reed)
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. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR INVESTIGATION OF EXTRAJUDICIAL
KILLINGS OF UNITED STATES CIVILIANS BY MEMBERS
OF FOREIGN MILITARIES OR INTELLIGENCE SERVICES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint an
individual to serve as a permanent Special Envoy at the
Department of State for the investigation of extrajudicial
killings of United States civilians since January 1, 2024, by
members of foreign militaries or intelligence services. The
Special Envoy shall provide support and information to the
families of such civilians, coordinate United States
Government agencies, and lead diplomatic efforts to seek due
process and foreign government accountability.
(b) Annual Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Special Envoy shall submit to Congress a report on United
States Government efforts to get answers for the families of
United States civilians who were killed by members of foreign
militaries or intelligence services.
(2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in an unclassified, publicly available form, but
may include a classified annex.
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