S.Amdt. 4553

SA 4553. Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. Flake, Mr. Cardin, and Mr.
Durbin) 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 title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1277. SAVINGS PROVISION RELATING TO STATIONING PERSONNEL
AT UNITED STATES EMBASSIES.

Nothing in this title may be construed to prohibit or
restrict the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, or
the head of any other United States Government department or
agency from stationing personnel at any United States embassy
for the purpose of carrying out their official duties.

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