S.Amdt. 4588

SA 4588. Mr. BOOZMAN 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. REPORT ON EVALUATION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE SENIOR
RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS PROGRAMS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in
coordination with the Secretaries of the military
departments, submit to Congress a report on the manner in
which the Department of Defense intends--
(1) to improve the oversight and accountability of the
Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) programs; and
(2) to ensure that the Secretary of Defense, the Armed
Forces, and Congress have a comprehensive understanding
whether particular programs are achieving desired results
before decisions to close or terminate such programs are
undertaken.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of--
(A) existing Department of Defense processes to evaluate
the performance of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps programs;
(B) the clarity of goals and objectives for the Senior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs;
(C) the frequency of evaluation of the Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps programs;
(D) the adequacy of the oversight roles and
responsibilities outlined in Department of Defense
Instruction Number 1215.08, dated June 26, 2006; and
(E) the efforts undertaken by the Armed Forces to
effectively communicate evaluations of the performance of the
Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs to

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Congress and other key stakeholders before decisions to close
or terminate particular programs are undertaken.
(2) A description of--
(A) the strategic goals and objectives of the Senior
Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs;
(B) officer output requirements under the Senior Reserve
Officers' Training Corps programs, set forth by institution
of higher education concerned;
(C) attrition rates under the Senior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps programs, set forth by institution of higher
education concerned;
(D) the characteristics of quality officers graduating from
Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs; and
(E) the current timeline for any anticipated closure or
termination of a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
program.
(3) A detailed plan for--
(A) improving the oversight and accountability of the
Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs; and
(B) ensuring the Secretary of Defense, the Armed Forces,
and Congress have a comprehensive understanding whether
particular Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs
are achieving desired results before decisions to close or
terminate such programs are undertaken.
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