S.Amdt. 4845

SA 4845. Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Mr. Feingold) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5631, making
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the end of title VIII, add the following:
Sec. 8109. Not later than March 31, 2007, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
a report setting forth the assessment of the Secretary
regarding the implementation of the new health care benefit
to help the children of members of the Armed Forces who died
on active duty, including--
(1) a statement of the reasons for the delay in
implementation of such benefit;
(2) an analysis of the new call centers established to help
survivors of such members obtain the benefits to which they
are entitled; and
(3) an assessment of whether the various survivor benefit
programs under the Department of Defense are adequately
staffed to carry out their mission in a timely and efficient
manner.
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