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  SA 3729. Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Reed) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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

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

       Strike section 874 and insert the following:

     SEC. 874. DUTY-FREE ENTRY OF SUPPLIES PROCURED BY DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE.

       The Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) track the impact of economic fluctuations, including 
     tariffs, supply chain disruptions, and inflation, on all 
     major prime contracts entered into by the Department of 
     Defense; and
       (2) not later than January 30, 2026, submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report that includes--
       (A) an assessment of cost increases to both the Department 
     and contractors as a result of tariffs imposed under the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.) and section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 
     (19 U.S.C. 1862);
       (B) an assessment of the effects of such tariffs on supply 
     chains and lead times for major defense platforms; and
       (C) a summary of agreements entered into under section 4851 
     of title 10, United States Code, and an assessment of the 
     application of those agreements to the defense supply chain.
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