S.Amdt. 3250

SA 3250. Mr. KOHL 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 E of title III, add the following:

SEC. 344. ASSISTANCE FOR CIVIL SUPPORT MISSION TRAINING.

(a) Assistance Authorized.--Chapter 5 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

“Sec. 510. Training assistance

“(a) Assistance Authorized.--To improve the training of National Guard units performing civil support activities, the Secretary of Defense may provide funding assistance through a special military cooperative agreement for the operation and maintenance of any State training center.

“(b) Merit-based or Competitive Decisions.--A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds under subsection (a) with or to a specific entity shall--

“(1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 2374 of title 10 or on competitive procedures; and

“(2) comply with other applicable provisions of law.”.

(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

“510. Training assistance.”.