- 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 6500. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Tillis) 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 end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1229A. FACILITATING THE WORK OF UNITED STATES
CONTRACTORS IN UKRAINE.
(a) In General.—The Secretary of Defense shall not limit
the ability of United States defense contractors to operate
in the territory of Ukraine, including with free movement in
territory controlled by the democratically elected government
of Ukraine, for the purposes of repairing equipment used by
the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
(b) Chief of Mission Permission.—Movements of United
States defense contractors in the territory of Ukraine shall
be subject only to the permission of the Chief of Mission at
the United States Embassy in Kyiv, relying on the advice of
the Regional Security Officer.
(c) Report.—
(1) In general.—Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report that includes
the following elements:
(A) A description of the steps taken to implement the
requirements of this section.
(B) A description of equipment of the Ukrainian Armed
Forces repaired by United States defense contractors since
January 2025.
(C) A description of the geographic regions of Ukraine and
neighboring countries in which the United States has repaired
equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
(D) A description of lessons learned as a result of
partnering with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in repairing
equipment.
(2) Form.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.