S.Amdt. 2054
What it does: Adds SEC. 1208. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PARTICIPATION IN JOINT NATO EXERCISES at the end of subtitle A of title XII
Sen. Daniel Coats (R-IN)What it changes
1 change to S. 1197 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1208. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PARTICIPATION IN JOINT NATO EXERCISES at the end of subtitle A of title XII
Adds a sectionIn S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(g) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1624; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is repealed.
Inserted: SEC. 1208. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PARTICIPATION IN JOINT NATO EXERCISES.
Inserted: It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should participate meaningfully in every joint North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) exercise in order to demonstrate continuing commitment to NATO, ensure its operational effectiveness with the United States in a leading role, and confirm the President's announced policy to balance withdrawal of Europe-based Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) with effective and meaningful rotation of forces to Europe of a United States-based BCT.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle A of title XII, add the following:
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As printed
SA 2054. Mr. COATS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 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 A of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1208. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PARTICIPATION IN JOINT NATO EXERCISES.
It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should participate meaningfully in every joint North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) exercise in order to demonstrate continuing commitment to NATO, ensure its operational effectiveness with the United States in a leading role, and confirm the President's announced policy to balance withdrawal of Europe-based Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) with effective and meaningful rotation of forces to Europe of a United States-based BCT.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 14, 2013