To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress a report evaluating force structure and military construction requirements in Europe.

SA 3914. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Kirk) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3896 proposed by Ms. Collins
(for herself, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Tester) to the bill H.R.
2577, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and
Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title I of division B, insert
the following:
Sec. __. (a) Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report evaluating the extent to which the Department of
Defense has developed a comprehensive force structure plan,
including military construction requirements, to meet
emerging security threats in Europe.
(b) The report required under subsection (a) shall include
an assessment of the extent to which the Department of
Defense has--
(1) identified the near-term and long-term United States
military force requirements in Europe in support of the
European Reassurance Initiative;
(2) evaluated the posture, force structure, and military
construction options for meeting projected force
requirements;
(3) evaluated the long-term costs associated with the
posture, force structure, and military construction
requirements; and
(4) developed a Future Years Defense Program for force
structure costs associated with the European Reassurance
Initiative.
(c) The report shall also include any other matters related
to security threats in Europe that the Comptroller General
determines are appropriate, and recommendations as warranted
for improvements to the Department's planning and analysis
methodology.
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