- 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.
SA 6137. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Durbin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF SUPPORT BY ARMED FORCES
TO CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.
(a) In General.—Chapter 15 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 274 the following
new section:
“Sec. 274a. Limitation on provision of support
“(a) In General.—The Secretary of Defense may provide
support under section 272, 273, or 274 of this title only if
the President first submits to Congress a notification and
written justification for the support that includes—
“(1) the agency to which the support is provided;
“(2) the budget, implementation timeline with milestones,
anticipated delivery schedule, and completion date for the
purpose or project for which the support is provided;
“(3) the source and planned expenditure of funds provided
for such purpose or project;
“(4) a description of the arrangements, if any, for the
sustainment of such purpose or project and the source of
funds to support sustainment of the capabilities and
performance outcomes achieved using the support, if
applicable;
“(5) a description of the objectives for such purpose or
project and an evaluation framework to be used to develop
capability and performance metrics associated with
operational outcomes for the recipient of the support; and
“(6) information, including the amount, type, and purpose,
about the support provided to the agency during the three
fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which the support
covered by the notification and justification is provided.
“(b) Limitation on Timing.—
“(1) In general.—The Secretary of Defense may not provide
support under section 272, 273, or 274 of this title for a
period that exceeds 30 days unless a joint resolution of
approval is enacted that approves the provision of such
support for a longer period.
“(2) Joint resolution of approval.—In this subsection,
the term `joint resolution of approval' means only a joint
resolution of either House of Congress—
“(A) the title of which is as follows: `A joint resolution
approving the provision by the Department of Defense of
support to civilian law enforcement for a period of more than
30 days.'; and
“(B) the sole matter after the resolving clause of which
is the following: `Congress approves of the provision of
support under section 272, 273, or 274 of title 10, United
States Code, with respect to