- 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 6495. Mrs. SHAHEEN 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 XII, insert the
following:
SEC. 12__. AUTHORIZATION FOR DIRECT LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES
FOR UKRAINE F-16 FIGHTER JETS.
(a) Authorization.—The Secretary of State is authorized to
provide to Ukraine direct loans or loan guarantees for the
purpose of financing the procurement of not fewer than 24 new
F-16 fighter aircraft and related defense services pursuant
to section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2763).
(b) Loan Rate and Repayment Authority.—The Secretary of
State is authorized to establish the rate of interest,
repayment schedule, and repayment terms applicable to direct
loans authorized under subsection (a).
(c) Conditions and Limitations.—Except as authorized in
subsection (b), any direct loan or loan guarantee authorized
under subsection (a) shall be subject to—
(1) the terms, conditions, eligibility requirements, and
limitations set forth in section 23 of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763);
(2) such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary
of State may prescribe; and
(3) the availability of funds appropriated by Congress for
purposes of this section.