S.Amdt. 1943

SA 1943. Mrs. MURRAY 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, 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. ASSESSMENT OF THE ABILITY OF INDUSTRIAL BASE TO
MANUFACTURE ANCHOR AND MOORING CHAIN.

(a) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an
assessment of the ability of the industrial base to
manufacture and support anchor and mooring chain for the
Department of Defense.
(b) Scope.--In conducting the assessment required under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall examine the potential
cost, schedule, and performance impacts if procurement of the
anchor and mooring chain described in such subsection were
limited to manufacturers in the National Technology and
Industrial Base.
(c) Determination Required.--Upon completion of the
assessment required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
make a determination whether manufacturers of the anchor and
mooring chain described in such subsection should be included
in the National Technology and Industrial Base.
(d) Report.--Not later than February 15, 2016, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report including the results of the
assessment required under subsection (a) and the
determination required under subsection (c).
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