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RepublicanAmendment · S.Amdt. 3655· Senate(119-SAMDT-3655)

S.Amdt. 3655

Rep. Cruz
Age: 56 years
Texas
Introduced
8/1/2025
Sponsored by
Ted Cruz
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-S-2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 3655, submitted by Mr. Cruz, is an amendment to bill S. 2296. Its purpose is to protect specific nuclear facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft.

The amendment aims to change Section 4510(e)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2661(e)(1)) by adding and updating the following:

  • It adds a new requirement for the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, to identify sites through a risk-based assessment regarding potentially impacted airspace.

  • It updates the description of protected sites to include:

    • Facilities owned by or contracted to the National Nuclear Security Administration, including those that use or store special nuclear material.
    • National security laboratories or nuclear weapons production facilities.