To modify the basis on which an extension of the period for enlistment in the Armed Forces may be made under the Delayed Entry Program.

SA 1100. Mr. REED (for Mr. Durbin (for himself, Ms. Harris, Ms.
Baldwin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms.
Hassan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Warner, and Mr.
Whitehouse)) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2018 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; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title V, add the following:

SEC. ___. MODIFICATION OF BASIS FOR EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR
ENLISTMENT IN THE ARMED FORCES UNDER THE
DELAYED ENTRY PROGRAM.

Section 513(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4);
(2) by designating the second sentence of paragraph (1) as
paragraph (2) and indenting the left margin of such paragraph
(2), as so designated, two ems from the left margin;
(3) in paragraph (2), as so designated, by inserting
``described in paragraph (1)'' after ``the 365-day period'';
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2), as designated by this
section, the following new paragraph (3):
``(3)(A) The Secretary concerned may extend by up to an
additional 365 days the period of extension under paragraph
(2) for a person who enlists under section 504(b)(2) of this
title if the Secretary determines that the period of
extension under this paragraph is required for the
performance of adequate background and security reviews of
that person.
``(B) The authority to make an extension under this
paragraph shall expire on December 31, 2019. The expiration
of such authority shall not effect the validity of any
extension made in accordance with this paragraph on or before
that date.''; and
(5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of
this section, by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting
``this subsection''.

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