S.Amdt. 2840

SA 2840. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Menendez) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr.
Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 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 B of title I, add the following:

SEC. 112. REPORT ON CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT DECONTAMINATION
KIT PRODUCTION.

(a) In General.--Not later than March 31, 2019, the
Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a report
examining the production of chemical warfare agent
decontamination kits and the status of the organic and
commercial production bases.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(1) Current and forecasted production requirements for M100
and M295 decontamination kits.
(2) Estimated surge production capacity requirements based
upon existing inventory, war reserve materiel, and Defense
Planning Guidance.
(3) Cost assessment and production base impacts of
production solely in organic production base, solely in
commercial production base, and a mix of organic and
commercial production.
(4) Recommended actions to address areas deemed deficient
or vulnerable, and a plan to formalize long-term resourcing.
(5) Any other matters determined relevant by the Secretary.
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