S.Amdt. 1686

SA 1686. Mr. MORAN 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 part II of subtitle H of title V, add the
following:

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SEC. 593. REPORT ON EXEMPTION FROM FURLOUGH DURING A LAPSE IN
APPROPRIATIONS FOR POSITIONS FILLED BY
INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND
WEAPON SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2016, the
Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Chief of
the National Guard Bureau, submit to the Committees on Armed
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
report on the exemption from furlough during a lapse in
appropriations for positions filled by individuals engaged in
military equipment and weapon system maintenance within the
Department of Defense, including the position of military
technician (dual status) and positions of field and depot
level maintenance and engineers.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An analysis of the Department of Defense positions
described in subsection (a), and the personnel, that were
exempted from furlough during the most recent lapse in
appropriations for the Department.
(2) An analysis of positions filled by individuals engaged
in military equipment and weapon system maintenance within
the Department, and the personnel, that were not exempted
from the furlough described in paragraph (1).
(3) A cost analysis of the exemption of positions from
furlough as described in paragraph (1).
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