To require a study and report on the changes to the Joint Travel Regulations related to the flat rate per diem for long term temporary duty travel that took effect on November 1, 2014.

SA 1551. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Ayotte) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr.
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for
military construction, 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 C of title VI, add the following:

SEC. 622. STUDY AND REPORT ON POLICY CHANGES TO THE JOINT
TRAVEL REGULATIONS.

(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study on the impact of the policy changes to
the Joint Travel Regulations for the Uniformed Service
Members and Department of Defense Civilian Employees related
to flat rate per diem for long term temporary duty travel
that took effect on November 1, 2014. The study shall assess
the following:
(1) The impact of such changes on shipyard workers who
travel on long-term temporary duty assignments.
(2) Whether such changes have discouraged employees of the
Department of Defense, including civilian employees at
shipyards and depots, from volunteering for important
temporary duty travel assignments.
(b) Report.--Not later than June 1, 2016, the Comptroller
General shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House
of Representatives a report on the study required by
subsection (a).
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