S.Amdt. 4185

SA 4185. Mr. FLAKE 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 E of title V, add the following:

SEC. 565. CONSOLIDATION OF FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS AND
TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) Plan Required.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report setting forth a plan
for the consolidation of the current financial literacy
training programs of the Department of Defense and the
military departments for members of the Armed Forces into a
single program of financial literacy training for members
that--
(1) eliminates duplication and costs in the provision of
financial literacy training to members; and
(2) ensures that members receive effective training in
financial literacy in as few training sessions as is
necessary for the receipt of effective training.
(b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretaries of the military departments shall commence
implementation of the plan required by subsection (a) 90 days
after the date of the submittal of the plan as required by
that subsection.
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