To require an expedited decision with respect to securing land-based missile fields.

SA 4247. Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Tester)
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, insert the
following:

SEC. 1655. EXPEDITED DECISION WITH RESPECT TO SECURING LAND-
BASED MISSILE FIELDS.

To mitigate any risk posed to the nuclear forces of the
United States by the failure to replace the UH-1N helicopter,
the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff--
(1) decide if the land-based missile fields using UH-1N
helicopters meet security requirements and if there are any
shortfalls or gaps in meeting such requirements;
(2) not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the decision
relating to a request for forces required by paragraph (1);
and
(3) if the Chairman determines the implementation of the
decision to be warranted to mitigate any risk posed to the
nuclear forces of the United States--
(A) not later than 60 days after such date of enactment,
implement that decision; or
(B) if the Secretary cannot implement that decision during
the period specified in subparagraph (A), not later than 45
days after such date of enactment, submit to Congress a
report that includes a proposal for the date

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by which the Secretary can implement that decision and a plan
to carry out that proposal.
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