To require a report by the Comptroller General on Department of Defense military spouse employment programs.
What it does: Adds SEC. 577. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS at the end of subtitle H of title V
Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-PA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1867 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 577. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS at the end of subtitle H of title V
Adds a sectionIn S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate
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Inserted: SEC. 577. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS.
Inserted: (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a review of all current Department of Defense military spouse employment programs.
Inserted: (b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall, address, at a minimum, the following:
Inserted: (1) The efficacy and effectiveness of Department of Defense military spouse employment programs.
Inserted: (2) All current Department programs to support military spouses or dependents for the purposes of employment assistance.
Inserted: (3) The types of military spouse employment programs that have been considered or used in the past by the Department.
Inserted: (4) The ways in which military spouse employment programs have changed in recent years.
Inserted: (5) The benefits or programs that are specifically available to provide employment assistance to spouses of members of the Armed Forces serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation New Dawn, or any other contingency operation being conducted by the Armed Forces as of the date of such review.
Inserted: (6) Existing mechanisms available to military spouses to express their views on the effectiveness and future direction of Department programs and policies on employment assistance for military spouses.
Inserted: (7) The oversight provided by the Office of Personnel and Management regarding preferences for military spouses in Federal employment.
Inserted: (c) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the review carried out under subsection (a). The report shall set forth the following:
Inserted: (1) The results of the review concerned.
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Inserted: (2) Such clear and concrete metrics as the Comptroller General considers appropriate for the current and future evaluation and assessment of the efficacy and effectiveness of Department of Defense military spouse employment programs.
Inserted: (3) A description of the assumptions utilized in the review, and an assessment of the validity and completeness of such assumptions.
Inserted: (4) Such recommendations as the Comptroller General considers appropriate for improving Department of Defense military spouse employment programs.
Inserted: (d) Department of Defense Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the number (or a reasonable estimate if a precise number is not available) of military spouses who have obtained employment following participation in Department of Defense military spouse employment programs. The report shall set forth such number (or estimate) for the Department of Defense military spouse employment programs as a whole and for each such military spouse employment program.
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At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following:
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SA 1140. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 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; as follows:
At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following:
SEC. 577. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a review of all current Department of Defense military spouse employment programs.
(b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall, address, at a minimum, the following:
(1) The efficacy and effectiveness of Department of Defense military spouse employment programs.
(2) All current Department programs to support military spouses or dependents for the purposes of employment assistance.
(3) The types of military spouse employment programs that have been considered or used in the past by the Department.
(4) The ways in which military spouse employment programs have changed in recent years.
(5) The benefits or programs that are specifically available to provide employment assistance to spouses of members of the Armed Forces serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation New Dawn, or any other contingency operation being conducted by the Armed Forces as of the date of such review.
(6) Existing mechanisms available to military spouses to express their views on the effectiveness and future direction of Department programs and policies on employment assistance for military spouses.
(7) The oversight provided by the Office of Personnel and Management regarding preferences for military spouses in Federal employment.
(c) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the review carried out under subsection (a). The report shall set forth the following:
(1) The results of the review concerned.
(2) Such clear and concrete metrics as the Comptroller General considers appropriate for the current and future evaluation and assessment of the efficacy and effectiveness of Department of Defense military spouse employment programs.
(3) A description of the assumptions utilized in the review, and an assessment of the validity and completeness of such assumptions.
(4) Such recommendations as the Comptroller General considers appropriate for improving Department of Defense military spouse employment programs.
(d) Department of Defense Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the number (or a reasonable estimate if a precise number is not available) of military spouses who have obtained employment following participation in Department of Defense military spouse employment programs. The report shall set forth such number (or estimate) for the Department of Defense military spouse employment programs as a whole and for each such military spouse employment program.
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1140 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
November 18, 2011
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1140 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
November 18, 2011
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7786, S7820-7822; text: CR S7821)
November 18, 2011
Amendment SA 1140 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
November 18, 2011
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1140 proposed by Senator Casey.
November 17, 2011
Senate amendment submitted
November 17, 2011
Amendment SA 1140 proposed by Senator Casey. (consideration: CR S7693-7694; text: CR S7693-7694) To require a report by the Comptroller General on Department of Defense military spouse employment programs.
November 17, 2011