S.Amdt. 4556

SA 4556. Mr. COCHRAN 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:

On page 775, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
(c) Report.--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 counter-
drug activities and activities to counter transnational
organized crime under section 384 of title 10, United States
Code (as added by subsection (a)). The report shall include
the following:
(1) A description of the manner in which counter-drug
activities under that section will be coordinated with
Governors, the National Guard Bureau, and State law
enforcement agencies, including coordination with counterdrug
activities conducted under the control of the Governors.
(2) A description of the manner in which notice will be
given to Governors on all counter-drug activities and
activities to counter transnational organized crime of the
Department of Defense under that section that are conducted
within the borders of the States.
(3) A description of the manner in which information
gathered on and during activities to counter transnational
organized crime under that section will be shared with State,
local, and tribal authorities and law enforcement agencies.
(4) A description of the manner in which activities under
that section will be coordinated with activities under the
National Guard Counterdrug Program under section 112 of title
32, United States Code, including mission planning,
information analysis, and funding.
(5) A description of the manner in which the National Guard
will be integrated into the provision of support to other
agencies as described in subsections (a), (b), and (g) of
such section 384.
(6) The execution policy of the Department of Defense for
section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (10 U.S.C. 124 note), include a
revised definition for the term ``drug-interdiction action''
for purposes of subsection (c) of that section.
(7) In coordination with the Chief of the National Guard
Bureau, a description of the manner in which the five
regional National Guard Counter-drug Training Centers will be
used to provide and supplement valid military training or
operations (including training exercises) referred to in
subsections (b)(5) and (g) of such section 384, including a
description of the savings to be achieved.
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