S.Amdt. 1689
What it does: Adds SEC. 1073. REPORT ON DOCUMENTATION OF SUPPORT PROVIDED BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OUTSIDE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR MILITARY OCCUPATIONS at the end of subtitle G of title X
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1390 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1073. REPORT ON DOCUMENTATION OF SUPPORT PROVIDED BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OUTSIDE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR MILITARY OCCUPATIONS at the end of subtitle G of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 1390 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(2) The Committees on Armed Services, Homeland Security, and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
Inserted: SEC. 1073. REPORT ON DOCUMENTATION OF SUPPORT PROVIDED BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OUTSIDE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR MILITARY OCCUPATIONS.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than March 31, 2010, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the documentation of the support provided by members of the Armed Forces while deployed in support of contingency operations that is provided--
Inserted: (1) as a result of operational requirements; and
Inserted: (2) outside of the requirements of their military occupations.
Inserted: (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
Inserted: (1) An assessment of the mechanisms used by the Secretary, if any, to document the support provided by members of the Armed Forces while deployed in support of contingency operations that is provided as a result of operational requirements and outside of the requirements of their military occupations, including documentation of participation in operational missions that involve combat experience.
Inserted: (2) Recommendations for the improvement or creation of mechanisms described in paragraph (1).
Inserted: (3) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of creating and implementing an experience, service, or skill identifier to identify the support described in paragraph (1).
Inserted: (4) An assessment of whether such identifier could be used effectively and efficiently for the provision of training and assignment matching.
Inserted: (5) An assessment of whether the current chain of command construct allows members described in paragraph (1) who provide support described in such paragraph sufficient opportunity to obtain recognition for their service.
Inserted: (6) An identification of the differences between service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces and service in the regular components of the Armed Forces and how those differences affect the matters described in paragraphs (1) through (5).
Inserted: (7) An assessment of how a mechanism described in paragraph (1) could be used to improve determinations of whether a member of the Armed Forces has, for purposes of establishing service-connection for a disease or injury under section 1154(b) of title 38, United States Code, engaged in combat with the enemy in active service with a military, naval, or air organization of the United States during a period of war, campaign, or expedition.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 1689. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1390, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 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 G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1073. REPORT ON DOCUMENTATION OF SUPPORT PROVIDED BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OUTSIDE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THEIR MILITARY OCCUPATIONS.
(a) In General.--Not later than March 31, 2010, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the documentation of the support provided by members of the Armed Forces while deployed in support of contingency operations that is provided--
(1) as a result of operational requirements; and
(2) outside of the requirements of their military occupations.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the mechanisms used by the Secretary, if any, to document the support provided by members of the Armed Forces while deployed in support of contingency operations that is provided as a result of operational requirements and outside of the requirements of their military occupations, including documentation of participation in operational missions that involve combat experience.
(2) Recommendations for the improvement or creation of mechanisms described in paragraph (1).
(3) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of creating and implementing an experience, service, or skill identifier to identify the support described in paragraph (1).
(4) An assessment of whether such identifier could be used effectively and efficiently for the provision of training and assignment matching.
(5) An assessment of whether the current chain of command construct allows members described in paragraph (1) who provide support described in such paragraph sufficient opportunity to obtain recognition for their service.
(6) An identification of the differences between service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces and service in the regular components of the Armed Forces and how those differences affect the matters described in paragraphs (1) through (5).
(7) An assessment of how a mechanism described in paragraph (1) could be used to improve determinations of whether a member of the Armed Forces has, for purposes of establishing service-connection for a disease or injury under section 1154(b) of title 38, United States Code, engaged in combat with the enemy in active service with a military, naval, or air organization of the United States during a period of war, campaign, or expedition.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 21, 2009