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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6720. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6711 submitted by Mrs. Britt (for Ms. Graham (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal)) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5334, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
In section 113, insert after subsection (g) the following:
(h) Termination.—A rate of duty imposed under this section
with respect to a good imported from a country described in
subsection (c) shall terminate immediately if the country is
no longer described in subsection (c).
SA 6721. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6711 submitted by Mrs. Britt (for Ms. Graham (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal)) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5334, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
TITLE III—REPO FOR UKRAINIANS IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 2026
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the “REPO for Ukrainians
Implementation Act of 2026” or the “REPO Implementation Act
of 2026”.
SEC. 302. RECOGNITION OF PORTO DECLARATION OF ORGANIZATION
FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE.
Section 101(a) of the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and
Opportunity for Ukrainians Act (division F of Public Law 118-
50; 22 U.S.C. 9521 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
“(10) Every member of the European Union, including
Belgium, and all but one member of the G7, are also
participating states of the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe.
“(11) On July 3, 2025, the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe adopted
unanimously in plenary session the Porto Declaration, which
`[c]alls on OSCE participating States to unlock the full
value of an estimated U.S. $300 billion in Russian sovereign
assets frozen across the region by repurposing the underlying
principal, in sizeable increments and on a regular and timely
schedule, for Ukraine until the Russian Federation ends its
aggression and agrees to compensate Ukraine for damages
directly resulting from the war'.”.
SEC. 303. TRANSFER OF ASSETS TO UKRAINE SUPPORT FUND.
Section 104(b)(2) of the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and
Opportunity for Ukrainians Act (division F of Public Law 118-
50; 22 U.S.C. 9521 note) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking “Vesting” and inserting
“Status of assets”;
(2) by striking “For funds confiscated” and inserting the
following:
“(A) Vesting of confiscated funds.—For funds
confiscated”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(B) Transfer of funds not confiscated.—For the purpose
of placing Russian aggressor state sovereign assets into an
interest-bearing account, the President may transfer such
funds into the Ukraine Support Fund without confiscating such
funds.”.
SEC. 304. INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS IN UKRAINE SUPPORT FUND.
(a) In General.—Section 104(d) of the Rebuilding Economic
Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act (division F of
Public Law 118-50; 22 U.S.C. 9521 note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking “of any funds” and inserting the
following: “of—
“(A) any funds”;
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting “;
and”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(B) any amounts that may be credited to the account under
paragraph (3).”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) Investment of amounts.—
“(A) Investment of amounts.—The Secretary of the Treasury
shall invest such portion of the account established under
paragraph (1) as is not required to meet current withdrawals
in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in
obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by
the United States.
“(B) Interest and proceeds.—The interest on, and the
proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held
in the account established under paragraph (1) shall be
credited to and form a part of the account.”.
(b) Implementation.—The President shall ensure that funds
in the Ukraine Support Fund established under section 104(d)
of the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for
Ukrainians Act are invested as required by paragraph (3) of
that section, as added by subsection (a), by not later than
the date that is 45 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 305. QUARTERLY OBLIGATION OF FUNDS IN UKRAINE SUPPORT
FUND TO BENEFIT UKRAINE.
(a) In General.—Section 104(f) of the Rebuilding Economic
Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act (division F of
Public Law 118-50; 22 U.S.C. 9521 note) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
“(4) Quarterly obligations.—
“(A) In general.—Not less frequently than every 90 days
while funds remain in the Ukraine Support Fund, the Secretary
of State may obligate and expend, from the Fund, an amount
that is not less than $250,000,000 (except as provided by
subparagraph (B)) for the purpose of providing assistance to
Ukraine under this subsection.
“(B) Final amounts in fund.—When less than $250,000,000
remains in the Fund, the Secretary of State may obligate and
expend the remaining amount for the purpose of providing
assistance to Ukraine under this subsection.”.
(b) Implementation.—It is the sense of Congress that the
President should ensure that the first obligation of amounts
pursuant to paragraph (4) of section 104(f) of the Rebuilding
Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act, as
added by subsection (a), occurs not later than the date that
is 60 days after the date on which Russian sovereign assets
are deposited in the Ukraine Support Fund.
SEC. 306. ENGAGEMENT WITH CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) In General.—Title II of the Rebuilding Economic
Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act (division F of
Public Law 118-50; 22 U.S.C. 9521 note) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
“SEC. 109. ENGAGEMENT WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
“(a) Reports Required.—
“(1) Covered country report.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of the REPO for Ukrainians
Implementation Act of 2026, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report specifying—
“(A) the covered countries in which Russian sovereign
assets are located;
“(B) the amount of such assets in each such country; and
“(C) a description of such assets, including—
“(i) whether or not such assets are frozen, blocked, or
immobilized; and
“(ii) whether or not such assets are accruing interest.
“(2) Report on non-covered countries.—Not later than 270
days after the date of the enactment of the REPO for
Ukrainians Implementation Act of 2026, the President shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
specifying—
“(A) the foreign countries that are not covered countries
in which Russian sovereign assets are located;
“(B) the amount of such assets in each such country; and
“(C) a description of such assets, including—
“(i) whether or not such assets are frozen, blocked, or
immobilized; and
“(ii) whether or not such assets are accruing interest.
“(3) Form.—The reports required by paragraphs (1) and (2)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.
“(b) Sense of Congress on Engagement.—Not later than 30
days after the date of the enactment of the REPO for
Ukrainians Implementation Act of 2026, the Secretary of
State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury,
should commence a robust, sustained, diplomatic effort to
persuade the government of each covered country to begin
repurposing, on a quarterly basis, an amount that is not less
than 5 percent of the Russian sovereign assets located in
that country for the benefit of Ukraine.
“(c) Covered Country Defined.—In this section, the term
`covered country' means Australia and any country that is a
member of the G7 or the European Union, other than the United
States.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents in section 1
of the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for
Ukrainians Act (division F of Public Law 118-50; 22 U.S.C.
9521 note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 108 the following:
“Sec. 109. Engagement with foreign countries.”.
SEC. 307. MODIFICATION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW PROVISION.
Section 104(k) of the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and
Opportunity for Ukrainians Act (division F of Public Law 118-
50; 22 U.S.C. 9521 note) is amended by striking “this
section” each place it appears and inserting “this
division”.
SEC. 308. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
The Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for
Ukrainians Act (division F of Public Law 118-50; 22 U.S.C.
9521 note) is amended—
(1) in section 2(2), by striking “paragraph (7)” and
inserting “paragraph (6)”;
(2) in section 101(a)—
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking “deplore[d]” and
inserting “[d]eplore[d]”; and
(B) in paragraph (6), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking “a resolution” and inserting “Resolution
ES-11/5”;
(3) in section 102(6), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon;
(4) in section 103(a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking “section 104(j)” and inserting “section
104(l)”;
(5) in section 104—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking “section
501.603(b)(ii)” and inserting “section 501.603(b)(1)(ii)”;
(B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking “accounts” and
inserting “account”; and
(C) in subsection (f)(1), by striking “Funds” and
inserting “funds”; and
(6) in section 105—
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking “section 104(c)” and inserting “section
104(d)”;
(B) in subsection (b), by striking “section 104(f)” and
inserting “section 104(g)”; and
(C) in subsection (f), by striking “subsection (c)(2)”
and inserting “subsection (c)”.
SA 6722. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6711 submitted by Mrs. Britt (for Ms. Graham (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal)) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5334, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
TITLE __—SEIZURE AND FORFEITURE OF ASSETS OF RUSSIAN KLEPTOCRATS
SEC. __01. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the “Deterring Adversary Ill-
Gotten Gains Act”.
SEC. __02. PROCEDURES FOR FORFEITURE OF ASSETS OF RUSSIAN
KLEPTOCRATS.
(a) Nonjudicial Forfeiture.—Property subject to forfeiture
under title 18, United States Code, may be forfeited through
nonjudicial civil forfeiture under section 609 of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1609), without regard to limitation
under section 607(a)(1) of that Act (19 U.S.C. 1607(a)(1)),
if the Attorney General, or a designee, makes the
certification described in subsection (b) with respect to the
property.
(b) Certification.—After seizure of property and prior to
forfeiture of the property under subsection (a), the Attorney
General, or a designee, shall certify that, upon forfeiture,
the property will be covered forfeited property (as defined
in section 1708(c) of the Additional Ukraine Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of Public Law 117-328;
136 Stat. 5200), as amended by this title).
SEC. __03. EXPANSION OF FORFEITED PROPERTY AVAILABLE TO
REMEDIATE HARMS TO UKRAINE FROM RUSSIAN
AGGRESSION.
(a) In General.—Section 1708(c) of the Additional Ukraine
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (division M of Public
Law 117-328; 136 Stat. 5200) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking “which property
belonged” and all that follows and inserting the following:
“which property—
“(A) belonged to, was possessed by, or was controlled by a
person the property or interests in property of which were
blocked pursuant to any license, order, regulation, or
prohibition imposed by the United States under the authority
provided by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or any other provision of law, with
respect to—
“(i) the Russian Federation; or
“(ii) actions or policies that undermine the democratic
processes and institutions in Ukraine or threaten the peace,
security, stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of
Ukraine;
“(B) was involved in an act in violation of or a
conspiracy or scheme to violate—
“(i) any license, order, regulation, or prohibition
described in subparagraph (A); or
“(ii) any restriction on the export, reexport, or in-
country transfer of items imposed by the United States under
the Export Administration Regulations, or any restriction on
the export, reexport, or retransfer of defense articles under
the International Traffic in Arms Regulations under
subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal
Regulations, with respect to—
“(I) the Russian Federation, Belarus, the Crimea region of
Ukraine, or the so-called `Donetsk People's Republic' or
`Luhansk People's Republic' regions of Ukraine;
“(II) any person in any such country or region on a
restricted parties list; or
“(III) any person located in any other country that has
been added to a restricted parties list in connection with
the malign conduct of the Russian Federation in Ukraine,
including the annexation of the Crimea region of Ukraine in
March 2014 and the invasion beginning in February 2022 of
Ukraine, as substantially enabled by Belarus; or
“(C) was involved in any related conspiracy, scheme, or
other Federal offense arising from the actions of, or doing
business with or acting on behalf of, the Russian Federation,
Belarus, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or the so-called
`Donetsk People's Republic' or `Luhansk People's Republic'
regions of Ukraine.”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) The term `Export Administration Regulations' has the
meaning given that term in section 1742 of the Export Control
Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801).
“(4) The term `restricted parties list' means any of the
following lists maintained by the Bureau of Industry and
Security:
“(A) The Entity List set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part
744 of the Export Administration Regulations.
“(B) The Denied Persons List maintained pursuant to
section 764.3(a)(2) of the Export Administration Regulations.
“(C) The Unverified List set forth in Supplement No. 6 to
part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations.”.
(b) Extension of Authority.—Section 1708(d) of the
Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, is
amended by striking “May 1, 2025” and inserting “the date
that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of the
Deterring Adversary Ill-Gotten Gains Act”.
SEC. __04. RULEMAKING.
The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury may
prescribe regulations to carry out this title without regard
to the requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States
Code.
SEC. __05. TERMINATION.
(a) In General.—The provisions of this title shall
terminate on the date that is 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Savings Provision.—The termination of this title under
subsection (a) shall not—
(1) terminate the applicability of the procedures under
this title to any property seized prior to the date of the
termination under subsection (a); or
(2) moot any legal action taken or pending legal proceeding
not finally concluded or determined on that date.
SA 6723. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6711 submitted by Mrs. Britt (for Ms. Graham (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal)) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5334, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of division A of the amendment, add the
following:
TITLE III—REPO FOR UKRAINIANS IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 2026
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the “REPO for Ukrainians
Implementation Act of 2026” or the “REPO Implementation Act
of 2026”.
SEC. 302. RECOGNITION OF PORTO DECLARATION OF ORGANIZATION
FOR SECURITY AND CO-OPERATION IN EUROPE.
Section 101(a) of the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and
Opportunity for Ukrainians Act (division F of Public Law 118-
50; 22 U.S.C. 9521 note) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
“(10) Every member of the European Union, including
Belgium, and all but one member of the G7, are also
participating states of the Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe.
“(11) On July 3, 2025, the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe adopted
unanimously in plenary session the Porto Declaration, which
`[c]alls on OSCE participating States to unlock the full
value of an estimated U.S. $300 billion in Russian sovereign
assets frozen across the region by repurposing the underlying
principal, in sizeable increments and on a regular and timely
schedule, for Ukraine until the Russian Federation ends its
aggression and agrees to compensate Ukraine for damages
directly resulting from the war'.”.
SEC. 303. TRANSFER OF ASSETS TO UKRAINE SUPPORT FUND.
Section 104(b)(2) of the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and
Opportunity for Ukrainians Act (division F of Public Law 118-
50; 22 U.S.C. 9521 note) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking “Vesting” and inserting
“Status of assets”;
(2) by striking “For funds confiscated” and inserting the
following:
“(A) Vesting of confiscated funds.—For funds
confiscated”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(B) Transfer of funds not confiscated.—For the purpose
of placing Russian aggressor state sovereign assets into an
interest-bearing account, the President may transfer such
funds into the Ukraine Support Fund without confiscating such
funds.”.
SEC. 304. INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS IN UKRAINE SUPPORT FUND.
(a) In General.—Section 104(d) of the Rebuilding Economic
Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act (division F of
Public Law 118-50; 22 U.S.C. 9521 note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking “of any funds” and inserting the
following: “of—
“(A) any funds”;
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting “;
and”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(B) any amounts that may be credited to the account under
paragraph (3).”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(3) Investment of amounts.—
“(A) Investment of amounts.—The Secretary of the Treasury
shall invest such portion of the account established under
paragraph (1) as is not required to meet current withdrawals
in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in
obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by
the United States.
“(B) Interest and proceeds.—The interest on, and the
proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held
in the account established under paragraph (1) shall be
credited to and form a part of the account.”.
(b) Implementation.—The President shall ensure that funds
in the Ukraine Support Fund established under section 104(d)
of the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for
Ukrainians Act are invested as required by paragraph (3) of
that section, as added by subsection (a), by not later than
the date that is 45 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 305. QUARTERLY OBLIGATION OF FUNDS IN UKRAINE SUPPORT
FUND TO BENEFIT UKRAINE.
(a) In General.—Section 104(f) of the Rebuilding Economic
Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act (division F of
Public Law 118-50; 22 U.S.C. 9521 note) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
“(4) Quarterly obligations.—
“(A) In general.—Not less frequently than every 90 days
while funds remain in the Ukraine Support Fund, the Secretary
of State may obligate and expend, from the Fund, an amount
that is not less than $250,000,000 (except as provided by
subparagraph (B)) for the purpose of providing assistance to
Ukraine under this subsection.
“(B) Final amounts in fund.—When less than $250,000,000
remains in the Fund, the Secretary of State may obligate and
expend the remaining amount for the purpose of providing
assistance to Ukraine under this subsection.”.
(b) Implementation.—It is the sense of Congress that the
President should ensure that the first obligation of amounts
pursuant to paragraph (4) of section 104(f) of the Rebuilding
Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act, as
added by subsection (a), occurs not later than the date that
is 60 days after the date on which Russian sovereign assets
are deposited in the Ukraine Support Fund.
SEC. 306. ENGAGEMENT WITH CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) In General.—Title II of the Rebuilding Economic
Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act (division F of
Public Law 118-50; 22 U.S.C. 9521 note) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
“SEC. 109. ENGAGEMENT WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
“(a) Reports Required.—
“(1) Covered country report.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of the REPO for Ukrainians
Implementation Act of 2026, the President shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report specifying—
“(A) the covered countries in which Russian sovereign
assets are located;
“(B) the amount of such assets in each such country; and
“(C) a description of such assets, including—
“(i) whether or not such assets are frozen, blocked, or
immobilized; and
“(ii) whether or not such assets are accruing interest.
“(2) Report on non-covered countries.—Not later than 270
days after the date of the enactment of the REPO for
Ukrainians Implementation Act of 2026, the President shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
specifying—
“(A) the foreign countries that are not covered countries
in which Russian sovereign assets are located;
“(B) the amount of such assets in each such country; and
“(C) a description of such assets, including—
“(i) whether or not such assets are frozen, blocked, or
immobilized; and
“(ii) whether or not such assets are accruing interest.
“(3) Form.—The reports required by paragraphs (1) and (2)
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
classified annex.
“(b) Sense of Congress on Engagement.—Not later than 30
days after the date of the enactment of the REPO for
Ukrainians Implementation Act of 2026, the Secretary of
State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury,
should commence a robust, sustained, diplomatic effort to
persuade the government of each covered country to begin
repurposing, on a quarterly basis, an amount that is not less
than 5 percent of the Russian sovereign assets located in
that country for the benefit of Ukraine.
“(c) Covered Country Defined.—In this section, the term
`covered country' means Australia and any country that is a
member of the G7 or the European Union, other than the United
States.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents in section 1
of the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for
Ukrainians Act (division F of Public Law 118-50; 22 U.S.C.
9521 note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 108 the following:
“Sec. 109. Engagement with foreign countries.”.
SEC. 307. MODIFICATION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW PROVISION.
Section 104(k) of the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and
Opportunity for Ukrainians Act (division F of Public Law 118-
50; 22 U.S.C. 9521 note) is amended by striking “this
section” each place it appears and inserting “this
division”.
SEC. 308. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
The Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for
Ukrainians Act (division F of Public Law 118-50; 22 U.S.C.
9521 note) is amended—
(1) in section 2(2), by striking “paragraph (7)” and
inserting “paragraph (6)”;
(2) in section 101(a)—
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking “deplore[d]” and
inserting “[d]eplore[d]”; and
(B) in paragraph (6), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking “a resolution” and inserting “Resolution
ES-11/5”;
(3) in section 102(6), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon;
(4) in section 103(a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking “section 104(j)” and inserting “section
104(l)”;
(5) in section 104—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking “section
501.603(b)(ii)” and inserting “section 501.603(b)(1)(ii)”;
(B) in subsection (d)(2), by striking “accounts” and
inserting “account”; and
(C) in subsection (f)(1), by striking “Funds” and
inserting “funds”; and
(6) in section 105—
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking “section 104(c)” and inserting “section
104(d)”;
(B) in subsection (b), by striking “section 104(f)” and
inserting “section 104(g)”; and
(C) in subsection (f), by striking “subsection (c)(2)”
and inserting “subsection (c)”.
SA 6724. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6711 submitted by Mrs. Britt (for Ms. Graham (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal)) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5334, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
In section 113, insert after subsection (f) the following:
(g) Process for Imposition of Duties.—
(1) Establishment of committee.—Before imposing any duties
under this section, the United States Trade Representative
shall establish a committee, modeled off the Section 301
Committee established under section 2002.3 of title 15, Code
of Federal Regulations, to conduct investigations under
paragraph (2)(B).
(2) Consultations and investigations.—Before the
imposition of a duty under subsection (a) or (e) with respect
to goods imported from a country, or the modification or
adjustment of the rate of such a duty under subsection (b)—
(A) the Trade Representative shall consult with the
government of the country; and
(B) the committee established under paragraph (1) shall
conduct an investigation into whether the country meets the
criteria for the imposition of such a duty.
(3) Elements of investigations.—In conducting an
investigation under paragraph (2)(B) with respect to a
country, the committee established under paragraph (1)
shall—
(A) hold a public hearing; and
(B) determine and publish a list of the key goods imported
into the United States from the country that includes an
assessment, for each such good, of whether—
(i) the good can be obtained from other sources without
paying duties; and
(ii) industries and consumers in the United States are
likely to experience shortages of or price increases for the
good.
SA 6725. Mr. HUSTED 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:
SEC. __. BRIEFING AND SUMMARY ADDRESSING HIGH-PRESSURE, HIGH-
TEMPERATURE SYNTHETIC DIAMOND AND CUBIC BORON
NITRIDE.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall
provide a briefing and written summary to the congressional
defense committees addressing—
(1) whether high-pressure, high-temperature synthetic
diamond and cubic boron nitride should be—
(A) designated as strategic and critical materials for
stockpile purposes; and
(B) addressed in the next biennial stockpile requirements
report of the Department of Defense submitted to Congress;
and
(2) the extent and sufficiency of existing domestic
production capability, including surge and reactivation
potential, relative to identified shortfalls.
SA 6726. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5334, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title II, add the following:
SEC. 204. REPEAL OF WAIVER AND TERMINATION PROVISIONS OF
PROTECTING EUROPE'S ENERGY SECURITY ACT OF
Section 7503 of the Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act
of 2019 (title LXXV of Public Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 9526
note) is amended by striking subsections (f) and (h).
SA 6727. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6711 submitted by Mrs. Britt (for Ms. Graham (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal)) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5334, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
Insert after section 113 the following:
SEC. 113A. DURATION OF DUTIES AND CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL.
(a) Duration of Duties.—
(1) In general.—Duties imposed under section 112 or 113
shall—
(A) apply for the 30-day period following the initial
imposition of those duties; and
(B) remain in effect only if a joint resolution of approval
under subsection (c) is enacted prior to the end of that 30-
day period and not less frequently than every 60 days
thereafter.
(2) Initial implementation of duties.—For purposes of
paragraph (1), modification or termination of duties imposed
under section 112 or 113 does not serve to restart the 30-day
period specified in paragraph (1)(A) with respect to the
modified duties or any subsequent similar duties imposed
under either such section.
(b) Notification.—
(1) In general.—When the President imposes duties under
section 112 or 113, the President shall submit to both Houses
of Congress on the same day a notification of the imposition
of those duties.
(2) Congressional calendar.—If, when a notification under
paragraph (1) is submitted, the Congress has adjourned sine
die or has adjourned for any period, the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the
Senate, if they deem it advisable (or if petitioned by not
less than 30 percent of the membership of their respective
Houses) shall jointly request the President to convene
Congress in order that it may consider the notification and
take appropriate action pursuant to this section.
(c) Joint Resolution of Approval.—
(1) Joint resolution of approval defined.—In this
subsection, the term “joint resolution of approval” means a
joint resolution of either House of Congress the sole matter
after the resolving clause of which is the following:
“Congress approves of the duties imposed under the Lindsey
O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 for which
notification was submitted to Congress on .” with the
blank space being filled with the date of the notification.
(2) Referral.—A joint resolution of approval shall be
referred to the committees in each House of Congress with
jurisdiction.
(3) Discharge.—In the Senate, if the committee to which is
referred a joint resolution of approval has not reported such
joint resolution (or an identical joint resolution) at the
end of 3 calendar days after the referral, such committee may
be discharged from further consideration of such joint
resolution upon a petition supported in writing by 30 Members
of the Senate, and such joint resolution shall be placed on
the calendar.
(4) Consideration.—
(A) In general.—In the Senate, when the committee to which
a joint resolution of approval is referred has reported, or
when a committee is discharged (under paragraph (3)) from
further consideration of the joint resolution, it is at any
time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to
the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to
proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all
points of order against the joint resolution (and against
consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion
is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or
to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other
business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion
is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a
motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint
resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain
the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of.
(B) Debate.—In the Senate, debate on a joint resolution of
approval, and on all debatable motions and appeals in
connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10
hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring
and those opposing the joint resolution. A motion further to
limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment to,
or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the
consideration of other business, or a motion to recommit the
joint resolution is not in order.
(C) Final passage.—In the Senate, immediately following
the conclusion of the debate on a joint resolution of
approval, and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the
debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the
Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution
shall occur.
(D) Appeals.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair
relating to the application of the rules of the Senate to the
procedure relating to a joint resolution of approval shall be
decided without debate.
(5) Resolution from other house.—If, before the passage by
one House of a joint resolution of approval of that House,
that House receives from the other House a joint resolution
of approval, the following procedures shall apply:
(A) The joint resolution of the other House shall not be
referred to a committee.
(B) With respect to a joint resolution of approval of the
House receiving the joint resolution—
(i) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no
joint resolution had been received from the other House; but
(ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint
resolution of the other House.
(6) Rules of house of representatives and senate.—This
section is enacted by Congress—
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate
and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such
it is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively,
but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be
followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution of
approval, and it supersedes other rules only to the extent
that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
(B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and
to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that
House.
(d) Effect of Invalidity on Other Provisions.—
Notwithstanding section 202, if this section or any part of
this section is held to be invalid, this section, section
112, and section 113 shall be invalid.
SA 6728. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 6711 submitted by Mrs. Britt (for Ms. Graham (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal)) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5334, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
In section 113, strike subsections (c) through (i) and
insert the following:
(c) Country Described.—A country described in this
subsection is a foreign country that—
(1)(A) knowingly made new purchases of crude oil or natural
gas that originated in the Russian Federation on a date that
is on or after 30 days after the date of enactment of this
Act; and
(B) was among the 5 largest importers, by total volume, of
crude oil or natural gas that originated in the Russian
Federation during the most recent 12-month period preceding
the date of the enactment of this Act; or
(2) was among the top 5 countries facilitating Russian oil
sanctions evasion during the most recent 12-month period
preceding the date of the enactment of this Act, as
determined by the United States Trade Representative, in
consultation with the Secretary of Treasury, the Secretary of
State, and the Secretary of Energy.
(d) Exception.—A duty shall not be imposed under this
section with respect to goods imported from a country
described in subsection (c)(1) for the importation by that
country of natural gas that originated in the Russian
Federation if—
(1) that country's total imports of natural gas that
originated in the Russian Federation during the 12-month
period described in
subsection (c)(1)(B) were less than 15 percent of the total
annual exports of natural gas from the Russian Federation
during that period; and
(2) that country has taken significant steps to reduce its
imports of natural gas that originated in the Russian
Federation.
(e) Subsequent Determinations.—Not later than 180 days
after the initial imposition of duties under subsection (a),
and every 180 days thereafter, the United States Trade
Representative, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of
Energy, shall—
(1) determine, based on the most recent 12-month period
preceding the determination, the countries that are—
(A) the 5 largest importers of crude oil, by total volume,
originating in the Russian Federation;
(B) the 5 largest importers of natural gas, by total
volume, originating in the Russian Federation; and
(C) the top 5 countries facilitating Russian oil sanctions
evasion; and
(2) impose duties pursuant to subsection (a) with respect
to goods imported from those countries.
(f) Duty Rate in Addition to Other Duties, Fees, Taxes,
Exactions, or Charges.—A rate of duty imposed under this
section with respect to a good imported from a country
described in subsection (c) shall be in addition to any other
duty, fee, tax, exaction, or charge applicable with respect
to the good, including any duty imposed under title VII of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.), section 122,
201, or 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2132, 2251,
and 2411), or section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
(19 U.S.C. 1862).
(g) Methodology, Documentation, and Reports.—
(1) Reports required.—Not later than 10 days before
imposing a duty under subsection (a) or (e), or modifying or
adjusting the rate of such a duty under subsection (b), the
President or the United States Trade Representative shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a written
justification for the duty that—
(A) provides a substantive rationale for the determination
of the rate of duty imposed under subsection (a) or (e) or
the modification or adjustment made pursuant to subsection
(b), as the case may be; and
(B) details the methodology used to determine that the
country subject to the duty is a country described in
subsection (c).
(2) Determinations of imports of crude oil and natural
gas.—For the purposes of determining whether a country is an
importer of crude oil or natural gas described in subsection
(c)(1)—
(A) crude oil is the substance described in Harmonized
System code 2709; and
(B) natural gas is the substance described in Harmonized
System code 2711.
(h) Rule of Construction.—Notwithstanding section 115,
nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the
imposition of duties with respect to goods imported from any
country not expressly described in subsection (c) or the
Russian Federation.
(i) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term
“appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A) the Committee on Finance, the Committee on Foreign
Relations, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Financial Services of
the House of Representatives.
(2) Countries facilitating russian oil sanctions evasion.—
The term “countries facilitating Russian oil sanctions
evasion” means countries the governments (or entities
supported by such governments) of which are knowingly
engaging in transactions, activities, or services that
circumvent, or assist any third party to circumvent, any
sanction related to oil that originated in the Russian
Federation, by—
(A) providing significant financial or other support for
the purchase, loading, or shipment of oil that originated in
the Russian Federation and is subject to sanctions; or
(B) engaging in any transaction, activity, or service
related to a shadow fleet vessel that transported, is
transporting, or is attempting to transport oil that
originated in the Russian Federation and is subject to
sanctions.
(3) Natural gas.—Except as provided by subsection (g)(2),
the term “natural gas” means natural gas, whether unmixed
or any mixture of natural and artificial gas, including
liquefied natural gas.