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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6525. 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 end of subtitle B of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1218. LEBANON SUPPORT.
(a) Humanitarian Assistance.—The Secretary of State shall
continue to support humanitarian assistance in furtherance of
the political and economic stability, sovereignty, and
territorial integrity of Lebanon, which are important for
regional stability and the national economic and security
interests of the United States, including—
(1) health assistance, including logistical and technical
assistance to hospitals, ambulances, and health clinics in
affected communities, and the provision of basic public
health commodities;
(2) assistance to provide—
(A) protection, food, and shelter;
(B) water, sanitation, and hygiene; and
(C) demining and disposal of unexploded ordinance; and
(3) technical assistance to ensure health, food, and
commodities are appropriately selected, procured, targeted,
monitored, and distributed.
(b) Reconstruction.—
(1) Incentive fund for reconstruction of lebanese
government services and infrastructure.—There shall be
established a fund, to be administered by the Secretary of
State, which shall—
(A) provide for the reconstruction of services and
institutions of the Government of Lebanon and of municipal
governments in Lebanon; and
(B) support the building and rebuilding of civilian
infrastructure in Lebanon.
(2) Diplomatic efforts.—The Secretary of State shall carry
out diplomatic efforts, including by—
(A) supporting multilateral pledging events and using the
position of the United States in international financial
institutions, to encourage strategic burden sharing and the
coordination of donations with international donors,
including foreign governments and multilateral organizations;
and
(B) advancing the provision of assistance for the
reconstruction of services and institutions of the Government
of Lebanon and of municipal governments in Lebanon and the
building and rebuilding of civilian infrastructure in
Lebanon.
(c) Report.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives that describes—
(1) the support provided for humanitarian assistance
pursuant to subsection (a);
(2) how the Department of State is using the fund
established pursuant to paragraph (b)(1) to accomplish the
purposes described in subparagraph (A) and (B) of subsection
(b)(1);
(3) the diplomatic efforts undertaken pursuant to paragraph
(b)(2); and
(4) humanitarian and reconstruction needs and challenges in
Lebanon, including—
(A) the current state of humanitarian needs and the long-
term reconstruction needs in Lebanon, particularly in
territory south of the Litani River;
(B) the causes of such challenges;
(C) the efforts made to address such challenges;
(D) the effects of not addressing such challenges on the
economy and security inside Lebanon; and
(E) any effects of such challenges on regional stability
and security.