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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue context## Quick facts - **Record:** Senate Floor - **Section type:** Amendments - **Chamber:** Senate - **Date:** June 24, 2026 - **Congress:** 119th Congress - **Why this source matters:** This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record. ## Linked context - **People mentioned:** [Tillis, Thomas](/members/T000476) - **Committees:** [Committee on Armed Services](/committees/ssas00), [Committee on Foreign Relations](/committees/ssfr00), [Committee on Foreign Affairs](/committees/hsfa00) ## Readable version of the official text SA 6109. Mr. TILLIS \(for himself and Mrs. Shaheen\) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 title XII, add the following: Subtitle F—Cooperation With NATO Allies SEC. 1281. POLAND DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION PROGRAM. \(a\) Establishment.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall establish a program to expand cooperation between the defense industrial bases of the United States and Poland to expand co-production capacity, enhance supply chain resilience, and support operational readiness for United States and allied forces. The program shall seek to— \(1\) enhance bilateral cooperation between the United States and Poland; \(2\) reduce barriers to co-production between the United States and Poland; and \(3\) strengthen NATO's deterrence capability, including against malign influence from the Russian Federation and People's Republic of China. \(b\) Elements.—The program established pursuant to subsection \(a\) may also include the following: \(1\) Co-production of munitions, ground combat systems, air combat systems and other critical defense articles. \(2\) The establishment and expansion of forward repair, maintenance, and sustainment capabilities in Poland. \(3\) The identification and authorization of technology transfer necessary to establish co-production of co- sustainment capabilities in Poland that support the Armed Forces in Poland and NATO's deterrence capabilities. \(4\) The development of redundant and resilient supply chains to carry out the objectives described in paragraphs \(1\) through \(3\) of subsection \(a\). \(5\) Actions to identify and mitigate barriers to defense industrial base cooperation, including barriers relating to export controls, technology transfer, or contracting practices. \(c\) Authorities.—In carrying out the program established pursuant to subsection \(a\), the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with other Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of State and the Department of Commerce, in order to— \(1\) enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and other bilateral agreements \(including under section 4022 of title 10, United States Code\); and \(2\) provide technical assistance, training, and equipment relating to defense industrial base cooperation. \(d\) Industry Engagement.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall seek to coordinate with appropriate counterparts of Poland to convene an annual industry roundtable consisting of United States and Polish defense companies, with the goal of expanding cooperation and engagement across sectors and between government and industry with respect to activities to implement the program established pursuant to subsection \(a\). \(e\) Report.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall annually for a period of 5 years submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on— \(1\) any additional legislative authorities required to carry out the program established pursuant to subsection \(a\) or any of the elements described in subsection \(b\); and \(2\) any regulatory or policy barriers to achieving the objectives described in paragraphs \(1\) through \(3\) of subsection \(a\). SEC. 1282. STRATEGY FOR UNITED STATES-NATO INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION. \(a\) In General.—In designing, procuring, or deploying cyber and digital warfighting capabilities for, and in coordination with, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization \(NATO\), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall seek— \(1\) to advance solutions that promote collaboration and interoperability with respect to the cyber and digital systems of the United States and of NATO allies; and \(2\) to ensure that artificial intelligence-guided systems operated by the United States and NATO allies recognize each other and work together in joint operations. \(b\) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the following: \(1\) A strategy to maintain integrated cyber and digital technology solutions for NATO capabilities, incorporating cyber, artificial intelligence, and digital systems from United States vendors and vendors of NATO allies. \(2\) A description of efforts made, during the reporting period, to implement subsection \(a\). \(3\) A description of the national security risks posed by disintegrated, non-interoperable cyber, artificial intelligence, and digital technology solutions to the United States and NATO allies. SEC. 1283. REPORT ON UNITED STATES WEAPONS SALES TO NATO. \(a\) In General.—Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Congress a report on United States weapons sales and transfers to NATO, as an organization, and to each member country of NATO during the preceding calendar year. \(b\) Elements.—Each report required by subsection \(a\) shall include— \(1\) the information required by section 655 of the Foreign Assistance Act \(22 U.S.C. 2415\); and \(2\) a description of— \(A\) any sale authorized pursuant to sections 21 or 38 of the Arms Export Control Act \(22 U.S.C. 2761; 2778\); \(B\) any transfer pursuant to the authority of section 333 of title 10, United States Code; and \(C\) any transfer pursuant to section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act \(22 U.S.C. 2321j\). \(c\) Form.—Each report required by subsection \(a\) shall be submitted in unclassified form. ## Official source - [Download the official section PDF](https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/CREC-2026-06-24/granules/CREC-2026-06-24-pt1-PgS3316-2/pdf)