TEXT OF AMENDMENTS; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 20

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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

\[SA 89\](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/89). Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him

to the bill \[S. 1\](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1), to make improvements to certain defense and security

assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriation of funds to

Israel, to reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act

of 2015, and to halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, and

for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. 335. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

Nothing in this title may be construed as an authorization

for the use of military force.

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\[SA 90\](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/90). Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

him to the bill \[S. 1\](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1), to make improvements to certain defense and

security assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriation of

funds to Israel, to reauthorize the United States-Jordan

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Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the wholesale slaughter of

the Syrian people, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on

the table; as follows:

In section 205(a), insert after \\\`\\\`establishment of the

United States Development Finance Corporation'' the

following: \\\`\\\`(which means the end of the transition period,

as defined in section 1461 of the Better Utilization of

Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (division F of

Public Law 115-254))''.

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\[SA 91\](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/91). Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

him to the bill \[S. 1\](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1), to make improvements to certain defense and

security assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriation of

funds to Israel, to reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense

Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the wholesale slaughter of the

Syrian people, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the

table; as follows:

On page 18, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

(3) Form of report.--The report required under paragraph

(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include

a classified annex.

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\[SA 92\](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/92). Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to

amendment \[SA 65\](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/65) proposed by Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr.

Blunt, Mr. Burr, Mr. Romney, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Rubio, Mr.

Sasse, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Tillis,

Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Young, and Mr.

Boozman) to the bill \[S. 1\](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1), to make improvements to certain defense and

security assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriation of

funds to Israel, to reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense

Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the wholesale slaughter of the

Syrian people, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the

table; as follows:

Strike \\\`\\\`ON WITHDRAWALS OF UNITED STATES FORCES FROM SYRIA

AND AFGHANISTAN'' and all that follows through \\\`\\\`Syria or

Afghanistan'' and insert:

\\\`\\\`SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TRANSITION OF MILITARY AND SECURITY

OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

(1) After al Qaeda attacked the United States on September

11, 2001, the United States Government rightly sought to

bring to justice those who attacked us, to eliminate al

Qaeda's safe havens and training camps in Afghanistan.

(2) Members of the Armed Forces, intelligence personnel,

and diplomatic corps have skillfully achieved these

objectives, culminating in the death of Osama bin Laden.

(3) Operation Enduring Freedom was the longest military

operation in United States history, and combined with

Operation Freedom's Sentinel the United States' involvement

in Afghanistan has exceeded $1,000,000,000,000 in costs to

the United States taxpayer and continues to cost taxpayers

over $45,000,000,000 a year.

(4) Members of the United States Armed Forces have served

in Afghanistan valiantly and with honor, and many have

sacrificed their lives and health in service to their

country;

(5) The United States has suffered more than 2,000 deaths

in Afghanistan (including at least 13 in 2018), and the

United States has dropped more than 5,200 bombs in 2018, a

record high.

(6) Former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, reflecting

consensus within United States and international security

experts, has concluded that there is no military solution to

the conflict in Afghanistan, stating, \\\`\\\`It's all working to

achieve a political reconciliation, not a military victory.

The victory will be a political reconciliation.''

(7) Over the past 17 years, the mission of the United

States has evolved to include a prolonged nation-building

effort in Afghanistan.

(8) Such nation-building efforts in Afghanistan are

undermined by endemic corruption, high illiteracy, tribal

fractions, and a historic aversion to a strong central

government in that country.

(9) The United States Government will continue to support

the development of Afghanistan with a strong diplomatic and

counterterrorism presence in the region.

(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--

(1) the announcement by Special Representative for

Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad that the United

States and the Taliban agreed on a draft framework that could

lead to the withdrawal of U.S. military forces from

Afghanistan and that \\\`\\\`\\\[t\\\]he Taliban have committed, to \\\[the

Administration's\\\] satisfaction, to do what is necessary that

would prevent Afghanistan from ever becoming a platform for

international terrorist groups or individuals'' should be

welcomed and a reflection of an appropriate diplomatic

approach to end U.S. military involvement in the country.

(2) the President should complete the transition of the

responsibility for military and security operations in

Afghanistan to the Government of Afghanistan as soon as

possible but no later than September 18, 2021, the 20th

anniversary of the enactment of Public Law 107-40, the

Authorization for Use of Military Force against those

responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001, in

conjunction with efforts to turn the draft framework into a

durable peace between the Government of Afghanistan and the

Taliban;

(3) the U.S. should re-double diplomatic efforts to support

our Afghan partners as they prepare to hold presidential

elections in 2019;

(4) any cost savings resulting from a troop withdrawal

should be re-programmed to increase bilateral humanitarian

assistance and to maintain gains in human rights to include

advances made for women and girls to Afghanistan in an amount

no less than one percent of the annual cost to the U.S.

budget of our military engagement in Afghanistan in fiscal

year 2018; and

(5) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment

of this Act, the President should submit to Congress a

report--

(A) including a plan for the complete transition of all

military and security operations in Afghanistan to the

Government of Afghanistan.

(B) assessing the likely humanitarian needs of Afghanistan

in the ten years following a U.S. military withdrawal; and

(C) assessing efforts by Special Representative Khalilzad

to turn the draft framework reached with the Taliban into a

durable peace agreement between the Government of Afghanistan

and the Taliban.

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\[SA 93\](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/93). Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) submitted an

amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill \[S. 1\](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1), to make

improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions and

to authorize the appropriation of funds to Israel, to reauthorize the

United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the

wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, and for other purposes; which

was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 43, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:

(5) Threshold for application to contracts.--The authority

to adopt and enforce measures under subsection (a) to

restrict contracting for goods and services shall not apply

to contracts with a value of less than $1,000,000.

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\[SA 94\](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/94). Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) submitted an

amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill \[S. 1\](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1), to make

improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions and

to authorize the appropriation of funds to Israel, to reauthorize the

United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the

wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, and for other purposes; which

was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 43, strike lines 12 through 20.

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\[SA 95\](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/95). Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Van

Hollen, and Ms. Cortez Masto) submitted an amendment intended to be

proposed by him to the bill \[S. 1\](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1), to make improvements to certain

defense and security assistance provisions and to authorize the

appropriation of funds to Israel, to reauthorize the United States-

Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the wholesale

slaughter of the Syrian people, and for other purposes; which was

ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 501. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITED STATES BILATERAL

ASSISTANCE TO THE WEST BANK AND GAZA.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

(1) The dire health and economic conditions facing the

Palestinian people has created a humanitarian crisis in the

West Bank and Gaza. The United States has long been a leader

in helping address the plight of innocent civilians.

(2) These fragile conditions could contribute to

circumstances that would undermine Israel's security and

stability in the region.

(3) The Department of State has failed to obligate any of

the funds Congress appropriated in fiscal year 2017 and

fiscal year 2018, $302,750,000 and $257,500,000,

respectively, for bilateral assistance to the West Bank and

Gaza.

(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--

(1) the Executive branch should expend during fiscal year

2019 for bilateral assistance to the West Bank and Gaza--

(A) $196,500,000 for the Economic Support Fund;

(B) $60,000,000 for International Narcotics Control and Law

Enforcement; and

(C) $1,000,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism,

Demining and Related Programs; and

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(2) this funding is focused primarily on providing food,

medical care, and other humanitarian goods and services and

these expenditures must be consistent with the restrictions

outlined in the Taylor Force Act (title X of division S of

Public Law 115-141) and shall only be provided through

nongovernmental organizations and shall not directly benefit

the Palestinian Authority.

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\[SA 96\](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/96). Mr. MENENDEZ proposed an amendment to amendment \[SA 65\](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/65) proposed

by Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Graham, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Burr, Mr.

Romney, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sasse, Mrs. Fischer, Mr.

Grassley, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cornyn, Mr.

Sullivan, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Young, and Mr. Boozman) to the

bill \[S. 1\](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1), to make improvements to certain defense and security

assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriation of funds to

Israel, to reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act

of 2015, and to halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, and

for other purposes; as follows:

At the end of the amendment, add the following:

(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be

construed as a declaration of war or an authorization of the

use of military force.

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\[SA 97\](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/97). Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

him to the bill \[S. 1\](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1), to make improvements to certain defense and

security assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriation of

funds to Israel, to reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense

Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the wholesale slaughter of the

Syrian people, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the

table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. \\\_\\\_. CLARIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR REPORT ON ESTABLISHING

AN ENTERPRISE FUND FOR JORDAN.

For purposes of section 205(a), the term \\\`\\\`establishment of

the United States Development Finance Corporation'' means the

end of the transition period, as defined in section 1461 of

the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development

Act of 2018 (division F of Public Law 115-254).

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\[SA 98\](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/98). Mr. RISCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by

him to the bill \[S. 1\](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1), to make improvements to certain defense and

security assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriation of

funds to Israel, to reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense

Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the wholesale slaughter of the

Syrian people, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the

table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. \\\_\\\_. FORM OF REPORT ON THE COOPERATION OF THE UNITED

STATES AND ISRAEL WITH RESPECT TO COUNTERING

UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.

The report required under section 123(d) shall be submitted

in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

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\[SA 99\](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/99). Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr.

Johnson) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the

bill \[S. 1\](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1), to make improvements to certain defense and security

assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriation of funds to

Israel, to reauthorize the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act

of 2015, and to halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, and

for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. \\\_\\\_. REPORT ON UNITED STATES POLICY IN SYRIA.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

(1) The regime of Bashar al Assad has committed gross

atrocities against the people of Syria.

(2) The commission of these atrocities led to the eruption,

and continuation, of the Syrian civil war.

(3) The ensuing conflict has resulted in the death of over

400,000 Syrian civilians.

(4) The Syrian civil war has caused over 5,500,000 Syrians

to flee their country as refugees and over 6,000,000 others

to be displaced from their homes inside Syria.

(5) The Assad regime has repeatedly used chemical weapons

against its own people.

(6) In 2011 the Assad regime released from its prisons many

of the terrorists who would subsequently lead the Islamic

State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

(7) ISIS has organized, executed, and inspired countless

terror attacks throughout the world since its emergence,

including in the United States.

(8) By the end of 2014, ISIS controlled one third of the

territory of Syria and one third of the territory of Iraq.

(9) Since 2014, the United States has lead Operation

Inherent Resolve, with the help of allies, to degrade and

destroy ISIS.

(10) Approximately 2,000 members of the United States Armed

Forces are deployed to Syria under Operation Inherent

Resolve.

(11) The United States and its allies have succeeded in

seizing back nearly all the physical territory held by ISIS

in 2014.

(12) Tens of thousands of ISIS terrorists remain in Syria

and Iraq despite having lost much of their territorial

\\\`\\\`Caliphate''.

(13) The Islamic State continues to pose a threat to the

security of the United States and that of its allies.

(14) Syrian Kurdish fighters in the People's Protection

Units, or YPG, have served as effective and trustworthy

allies in the fight against ISIS.

(15) The Government of Turkey views these Kurdish forces as

an enemy and has expressed its intention to destroy them.

(16) The support of the Russian and Iranian regimes in

Syria has been invaluable to the reinforcement of the Assad

government.

(17) Russian-backed forces have directly assaulted United

States Armed Forces deployed in Syria on at least one

occasion.

(18) The Government of Iran seeks to entrench its presence

in Syria as a means of supporting its terrorist proxies, like

Hezbollah and Hamas, and harming its enemies, like Israel.

(19) Ensuring the existence of Israel, America's most

important ally in the Middle East, remains a key United

States interest in the region.

(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--

(1) the pursuit of a clear, publicly-articulated strategy

will guide any withdrawal of United States Armed Forces in

Syria;

(2) such a strategy aims to ensure that the Syrian civil

war ends through peaceful, political means;

(3) such a strategy includes the consideration of and

planning for the security interests of the Syrian Kurdish

allies of the United States;

(4) such a strategy recognizes that ISIS and al Qaeda

terrorists in Syria continue to pose a threat to the United

States and its allies;

(5) such a strategy includes among its objectives the

complete degradation and long-term destruction of ISIS;

(6) such a strategy will seek to prevent the emergence of

another terrorist group in Syria capable of threatening the

security of the United States once ISIS is defeated;

(7) such a strategy recognizes the destabilizing impact of

Iran in Syria; and

(8) such a strategy includes among its objectives the

removal of all Iranian-commanded forces from Syria.

(c) Report.--

(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of

the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to

Congress a report detailing United States policy in Syria.

(2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be

submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified

annex.

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\[SA 100\](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/100). Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Coons) submitted an

amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill \[S. 1\](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1), to make

improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions and

to authorize the appropriation of funds to Israel, to reauthorize the

United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015, and to halt the

wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, and for other purposes; which

was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end, add the following:

TITLE V--CYBERSECURITY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN

SEC. 501. MANDATORY SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN RELATING

TO SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES UNDERMINING

CYBERSECURITY.

(a) Investigation.--The President shall initiate an

investigation into the possible designation of an Iranian

person under subsection (b) upon receipt by the President of

credible information indicating that the person has engaged

in conduct described in that subsection.

(b) Designation.--The President shall designate under this

subsection any Iranian person that the President determines

has directly or indirectly--

(1) engaged in significant activities undermining

cybersecurity conducted by the Government of Iran; or

(2) acted for or on behalf of the Government of Iran in

connection with such activities.

(c) Sanctions.--The President shall block and prohibit all

transactions in all property and interests in property of any

Iranian person designated under subsection (b) if such

property and interests in property are in the United States,

come within the United States, or are or come within the

possession or control of a United States person.

(d) Suspension of Sanctions.--

(1) In general.--The President may suspend the application

of sanctions under subsection (c) with respect to an Iranian

person only if the President submits to the appropriate

congressional committees in writing a certification described

in paragraph (2) and a detailed justification for the

certification.

(2) Certification described.--

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(A) In general.--A certification described in this

paragraph with respect to an Iranian person is a

certification by the President that--

(i) the person has not, during the 12-month period

immediately preceding the date of the certification, directly

or indirectly engaged in activities that would qualify the

person for designation under subsection (b); and

(ii) the person is not expected to resume any such

activities.

(B) Form of certification.--The certification described in

subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form but

may include a classified annex.

(e) Reimposition of Sanctions.--If sanctions are suspended

with respect to an Iranian person under subsection (d), such

sanctions shall be reinstated if the President determines

that the person has resumed the activity that resulted in the

initial imposition of sanctions or has engaged in any other

activity subject to sanctions relating to the involvement of

the person in significant activities undermining

cybersecurity on behalf of the Government of Iran.

(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be

construed to limit the authority of the President pursuant to

the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.

1701 et seq.), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,

Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8501 et

seq.), or any other provision of law.

(g) Report.--

(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of

the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the

President shall submit to the appropriate congressional

committees a report that describes significant activities

undermining cybersecurity conducted by the Government of

Iran, a person owned or controlled, directly or indirectly,

by that Government, or any person acting for or on behalf of

that Government.

(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall

include the following:

(A) An assessment of the extent to which a foreign

government has provided material support to the Government of

Iran, to any person owned or controlled, directly or

indirectly, by that Government, or to any person acting for

or on behalf of that Government, in connection with the

conduct of significant activities undermining cybersecurity.

(B) A strategy to counter efforts by Iran to conduct

significant activities undermining cybersecurity directed

against the United States that includes a description of

efforts to engage foreign governments in preventing the

Government of Iran, persons owned or controlled, directly or

indirectly, by that Government, and persons acting for or on

behalf of that Government from conducting significant

activities undermining cybersecurity.

(3) Form of report.--Each report required by paragraph (1)

shall be submitted in an unclassified form but may include a

classified annex.

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