S.Amdt. 111

SA 111. Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Begich, and Mr.
Wyden) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA
26 proposed by Ms. Mikulski (for herself and Mr. Shelby) to the bill
H.R. 933, making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and other departments and agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 8119 and insert the following:
Sec. 8119.  None of the funds made available by this Act
may be used to retire, divest, realign, or transfer aircraft
of the Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve, to
disestablish or convert units associated with such aircraft,
or to disestablish or convert any other unit of the Air
National Guard or Air Force Reserve until each of the
following occurs:
(1) The Comptroller General of the United States completes
a study assessing such action, including an assessment of
each of the following:
(A) The costs of infrastructure in connection with such
action.
(B) The costs of any recruiting and training required in
connection with such action.

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(C) The effects of such action on local communities,
including economic effects and any jobs to be gained or lost
in connection with such action.
(2) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense
completes a feasibility study on such section to determine
and assess each of the following:
(A) The costs of infrastructure in connection with such
action.
(B) The costs of any recruiting and training required in
connection with such action.
(C) The environmental impact of such action.
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