S.Amdt. 4869

SA 4869. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed

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by her 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, insert the following:
Sec. 8109. (a) Reports on Withdrawal or Diversion of
Equipment From Reserve Units for Support of Reserve Units
Being Mobilized and Other Units.--Chapter 1007 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section
10208 the following new section:

``Sec. 10208a. Mobilization: reports on withdrawal or
diversion of equipment from Reserve units for support of
Reserve units being mobilized and other units

``(a) Report Required on Withdrawal or Diversion of
Equipment.--Not later than 90 days after withdrawing or
diverting equipment from a unit of the Reserve to a unit of
the Reserve being ordered to active duty under section 12301,
12302, or 12304 of this title, or to a unit or units of a
regular component of the armed forces, for purposes of the
discharge of the mission of such unit or units, the Secretary
concerned shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a status
report on the withdrawal or diversion of such equipment.
``(b) Elements.--Each status report under subsection (a) on
equipment withdrawn or diverted shall include the following:
``(1) A plan to recapitalize or replace such equipment
within the unit from which withdrawn or diverted.
``(2) If such equipment is to remain in a theater of
operations while the unit from which withdrawn or diverted
returns to the United States, a plan to provide such unit
with recapitalized or replacement equipment appropriate to
ensure the continuation of the readiness training of such
unit.
``(3) A signed memorandum of understanding between the
active or reserve component to which withdrawn or diverted
and the reserve component from which withdrawn or diverted
that specifies--
``(A) how such equipment will be tracked; and
``(B) when such equipment will be returned to the component
from which withdrawn or diverted.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 1007 of such title is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 10208 the
following new item:

``10208a. Mobilization: reports on withdrawal or diversion of equipment
from Reserve units for support of Reserve units being
mobilized and other units.''.
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