S.Amdt. 3057
What it does: Adds SEC. 1064. REPORT ON FOREIGN AREA OFFICER PROGRAM at the end of subtitle F of title X
Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-PA)What it changes
1 change to S. 3254 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1064. REPORT ON FOREIGN AREA OFFICER PROGRAM at the end of subtitle F of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 3254 · Placed on Calendar Senate
Section 234 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1664; 50 U.S.C. 2367) is repealed.
Inserted: SEC. 1064. REPORT ON FOREIGN AREA OFFICER PROGRAM.
Inserted: (a) Study and Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study and submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the Foreign Area Officer program and implications of the strategic rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region.
Inserted: (b) Matters Covered.--The study and report required under subsection (a) shall cover the following matters:
Inserted: (1) The number of military personnel in the Foreign Area Officer program by country and service in each combatant commander's area of responsibility.
Inserted: (2) The number of women and minorities within the Foreign Area Officer Program.
Inserted: (3) Planned actions to address the 30 percent shortage of Foreign Area Officer personnel fill rates in the United States Pacific Command, the United States Africa Command, and the United States Special Operations Command.
Inserted: (4) A forecast of future Foreign Area Officer requirements.
Inserted: (5) A listing of the Department of Defense programs with objectives similar to the Foreign Area Officer program and a discussion of how they complement or are distinct from the Foreign Area Officer program.
Inserted: (6) Planned actions to ensure Foreign Area Officers maintain the skills acquired through the program when serving in a non-Foreign Area Officer capacity, including language skills, cultural understanding, and regional knowledge.
Inserted: (7) Planned actions in creating a Foreign Area Officer Reserve Corps across all services that is fully trained and capable of carrying out Foreign Area Officer missions.
Inserted: (8) A description of mechanisms that the Department of Defense utilizes to maintain a connection to Foreign Area Officer program alumni and a discussion on the effectiveness of each mechanism.
Inserted: (c) Recommendations.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include recommendations for any legislation necessary to enhance the Foreign Area Officer program in support of the newly articulated rebalance to the Asia-Pacific.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 3057. Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3254, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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 F of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1064. REPORT ON FOREIGN AREA OFFICER PROGRAM.
(a) Study and Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study and submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the Foreign Area Officer program and implications of the strategic rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region.
(b) Matters Covered.--The study and report required under subsection (a) shall cover the following matters:
(1) The number of military personnel in the Foreign Area Officer program by country and service in each combatant commander's area of responsibility.
(2) The number of women and minorities within the Foreign Area Officer Program.
(3) Planned actions to address the 30 percent shortage of Foreign Area Officer personnel fill rates in the United States Pacific Command, the United States Africa Command, and the United States Special Operations Command.
(4) A forecast of future Foreign Area Officer requirements.
(5) A listing of the Department of Defense programs with objectives similar to the Foreign Area Officer program and a discussion of how they complement or are distinct from the Foreign Area Officer program.
(6) Planned actions to ensure Foreign Area Officers maintain the skills acquired through the program when serving in a non-Foreign Area Officer capacity, including language skills, cultural understanding, and regional knowledge.
(7) Planned actions in creating a Foreign Area Officer Reserve Corps across all services that is fully trained and capable of carrying out Foreign Area Officer missions.
(8) A description of mechanisms that the Department of Defense utilizes to maintain a connection to Foreign Area Officer program alumni and a discussion on the effectiveness of each mechanism.
(c) Recommendations.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall include recommendations for any legislation necessary to enhance the Foreign Area Officer program in support of the newly articulated rebalance to the Asia-Pacific.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 28, 2012