S.Amdt. 4136

SA 4136. Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Daines, and Ms.
Heitkamp) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 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 end of subtitle D of title XVI, add the following:

SEC. 1655. IDENTIFICATION AND CORRECTION OF CAPABILITIES
SHORTFALLS WITH RESPECT TO ENSURING THE
SECURITY OF UNITED STATES INTERCONTINENTAL
BALLISTIC MISSILE SITES.

(a) Identification of Capabilities Shortfalls.--Not later
than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall submit
to the congressional defense committees a classified report
that includes the following:
(1) A description of extant and potential threats to the
security of United States intercontinental ballistic missile
sites.
(2) A list of requirements for capabilities to ensure the
security of all United States intercontinental ballistic
missile sites.
(3) A description of capabilities shortfalls within the
forces assigned, allocated, or otherwise provided to the
United States Strategic Command as of the date of the report
to ensure the security of all United States intercontinental
ballistic missile sites.
(4) An assessment of the severity of risk associated with
any shortfalls identified under paragraph (3).
(b) Correction of Capabilities Shortfalls.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
(A) take action to mitigate any capabilities shortfalls
identified in the report required by subsection (a);
(B) begin a process, pursuant to section 1535 of title 31,
United States Code, to procure HH-60 helicopters for which
contracts can be entered into by fiscal year 2018; and
(C) obtain a certification from the Commander of the United
States Strategic Command that the action described in
subparagraph (A) will effectively mitigate any capabilities
shortfalls identified in the report required by subsection
(a) until the helicopters described in subparagraph (B) can
be procured and fielded.
(2) Report required.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
the actions taken pursuant to paragraph (1).
(B) Form of report.--The report required by subparagraph
(A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include
a classified annex.
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