S.Amdt. 2894

SA 2894. Mr. CARDIN 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 D of title V, add the following:

SEC. 555. ASSESSMENTS OF SPONSOR PROGRAMS AT THE MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES.

(a) Assessments Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of the sponsor program at each military service academy of such military department together with a copy of the policy of the academy with respect to such program.

(b) Content.--Each assessment submitted under subsection (a) shall describe--

(1) the purpose of the policy regarding the sponsor program at the academy;

(2) the implementation of the policy;

(3) the method used to screen potential sponsors;

(4) the responsibilities of sponsors;

(5) the guidance provided to midshipmen and cadets regarding the sponsor program; and

(6) any recommendations for change in the sponsor program.