S.Amdt. 3900
What it does: Adds SEC. 1069. REPORT ON ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH REPORT ON THE FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY at the end of subtitle F of title X
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)What it changes
1 change to S. 2410 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1069. REPORT ON ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH REPORT ON THE FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY at the end of subtitle F of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 2410 · Placed on Calendar Senate
Section 1081 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-81; 122 Stat. 335) is amended by striking subsection (d).
Inserted: SEC. 1069. REPORT ON ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH REPORT ON THE FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
Inserted: (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a report on the matters specified in subsection (b) with respect to the report of the Secretary on the force structure of the United States Army submitted under section 1066 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1943).
Inserted: (b) Matters.--The matters specified in this subsection with respect to the report referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
Inserted: (1) An update of the planning assumptions and scenarios used to determine the size and force structure of the Army, including the reserve component, for the future-years defense program for fiscal years 2016 through 2020.
Inserted: (2) An updated evaluation of the adequacy of the proposed force structure for meeting the goals of the national military strategy of the United States.
Inserted: (3) A description of any new alternative force structures considered, if any, including the assessed advantages and disadvantages of each and a brief explanation of why those not selected were rejected.
Inserted: (4) The estimated resource requirements of each of the new alternative force structures referred to in paragraph (3).
Inserted: (5) An updated independent risk assessment of the proposed Army force structure, to be conducted by the Chief of Staff of the Army.
Inserted: (6) A description of plans and actions taken to implement and apply the recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States regarding force reduction analysis and decision process improvements in the report entitled "Defense Infrastructure: Army Brigade Combat Team Inactivations Informed by Analysis but Actions Needed to Improve Stationing Process" (GAO-14--76, December 2013) used in the Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment of the Army.
Inserted: (7) A description of various alternative options for allocating funds available to the Army to ensure that the end strengths of the Army do not fall below the end strengths contemplated in the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review and accompanying defense guidance.
Inserted: (8) Such other information or updates as the Secretary considers appropriate.
Inserted: (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 3900. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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. 1069. REPORT ON ADDITIONAL MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH REPORT ON THE FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a report on the matters specified in subsection (b) with respect to the report of the Secretary on the force structure of the United States Army submitted under section 1066 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1943).
(b) Matters.--The matters specified in this subsection with respect to the report referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
(1) An update of the planning assumptions and scenarios used to determine the size and force structure of the Army, including the reserve component, for the future-years defense program for fiscal years 2016 through 2020.
(2) An updated evaluation of the adequacy of the proposed force structure for meeting the goals of the national military strategy of the United States.
(3) A description of any new alternative force structures considered, if any, including the assessed advantages and disadvantages of each and a brief explanation of why those not selected were rejected.
(4) The estimated resource requirements of each of the new alternative force structures referred to in paragraph (3).
(5) An updated independent risk assessment of the proposed Army force structure, to be conducted by the Chief of Staff of the Army.
(6) A description of plans and actions taken to implement and apply the recommendations of the Comptroller General of the United States regarding force reduction analysis and decision process improvements in the report entitled “Defense Infrastructure: Army Brigade Combat Team Inactivations Informed by Analysis but Actions Needed to Improve Stationing Process” (GAO-14--76, December 2013) used in the Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment of the Army.
(7) A description of various alternative options for allocating funds available to the Army to ensure that the end strengths of the Army do not fall below the end strengths contemplated in the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review and accompanying defense guidance.
(8) Such other information or updates as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 18, 2014