S.Amdt. 2270

SA 2270. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2019 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 D of title III, add the following:

SEC. 340. PROHIBITION ON THE REDUCTION IN FORCE CAPACITY OR
CAPABILITY OF THE ADVANCED TURBINE ENGINE ARMY
MAINTENANCE OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.

(a) In General.--No action may be taken--
(1) to reduce the capacity or capability of the Advanced
Turbine Engine Army Maintenance (ATEAM) of the Army National
Guard

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to meet requirements and obligations to maintain engines,
transmissions, and Full Up Power Packs (FUPP) for the Army
National Guard, Army Materiel Command (AMC), and foreign
military partners; or
(2) to restrict the potential workforce growth required to
meet the requirements and obligations under paragraph (1).
(b) Policies.--The Department of the Army, in coordination
with the National Guard Bureau, shall conduct a review and
establish policies that clearly define ATEAM authorities to
fulfill obligations under subsection (a).

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