To express the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should maintain and enhance robust military intelligence support to force protection for installations, facilities, and personnel of the Department of Defense and the family members of such personnel.

SA 1579. Mrs. ERNST 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 E of title XVI, add the following:

SEC. 1664. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO FORCE
PROTECTION FOR INSTALLATIONS, FACILITIES, AND
PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Maintaining appropriate force protection for deployed
personnel of the Department of Defense and their families is
a priority for Congress.
(2) Installations, facilities, and personnel of the
Department in Europe face a rising threat from international
terrorist groups operating in Europe, from individuals
inspired by such groups, and from those traversing through
Europe to join or return from fighting the terrorist
organization known as the ``Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant'' (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria.
(3) Robust military intelligence support to force
protection is necessary to detect and thwart potential
terrorist plots that, if successful, would have strategic
consequences for the United States and the allies of the
United States in Europe.
(4) Military intelligence support is also important for
detecting and addressing early indicators and warnings of
aggression and assertive military action by Russia,
particularly action by Russia to destabilize Europe with
hybrid or asymmetric warfare.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary of Defense should maintain and enhance robust
military intelligence support to force protection for
installations, facilities, and personnel of the Department of
Defense and the family members of such personnel, in Europe
and worldwide.
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