S.Amdt. 2094

SA 2094. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 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 year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title V, add the following:

SEC. 510. EVALUATION OF POLICIES AND PRACTICES ON RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND PROMOTION OF OFFICERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF MINORITIES.

(a) Panel for Evaluation.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a panel of distinguished individuals in the private sector to carry out an evaluation of the policies, procedures, and practices of the military departments on the recruitment, retention, and promotion of commissioned officers of the Armed Forces who are members or minority groups to identify potential improvements to such policies, procedures, and practices in order to improve and enhance the recruitment, retention, and promotion of commissioned officers of the Armed Forces who are members of minority groups.

(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the establishment of the panel required by subsection (a), the panel shall submit to the Secretary and Congress a report on the evaluation carried out under that subsection, including--

(1) a description of the evaluation; and

(2) such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the panel considers appropriate in order to improve and enhance the recruitment, retention, and promotion of commissioned officers of the Armed Forces who are members of minority groups.