S.Amdt. 4453

SA 4453. Mr. HEINRICH 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 H of title V, add the following:

SEC. 597. SPECIAL EXPERIENCE INDICATOR FOR AIR FORCE
COMMUNICATIONS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHO
MAINTAIN REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT GROUND
CONTROL STATIONS.

(a) Establishment Required.--Not later than February 1,
2017, the Secretary of the Air Force shall establish a
Special Experience Indicator (SEI) for Air Force
communications maintenance personnel who maintain remotely
piloted aircraft ground control stations (GCS).

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(b) Assignment to Current Personnel.--The Secretary shall
complete the assignment of the Special Experience Indicator
established pursuant to subsection (a) to all current
personnel of the Air Force who merit the assignment of the
Special Experience Indicator by not later than September 1,
2017.
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