S.Amdt. 2898

SA 2898. Mr. MORAN 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 D of title XXVIII, add the
following:

SEC. 2838. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE
UNITED STATES ARMY.

(a) Notification.--Except as provided under subsection (d)
and consistent with notification requirements set forth under
section 993(a) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary
of the Army shall, as provided under subsection (b), notify
the congressional defense committees and congressional
members of the affected States of changes in force structure
of a battalion-size unit or other units of approximately 500
members assigned at a military installation. In determining
the change in force structure of a locality, the Secretary
shall take into consideration both short-term and long-term
cost factors.
(b) Notice Requirements.--No action may be taken to effect
or implement a change in force structure described under
subsection (a) until--
(1) the Secretary of the Army--
(A) submits to Congress a notice of the proposed change in
force structure, including the detailed scoring data analyzed
by the Army and a justification for any changes to the
methodology, attributes in the Military Value Analysis, and
other categories weighed at the direction of the Secretary;
and
(B) includes in the notice a report on the change in force
structure as described under subsection (c); and
(2) a period of 60 days expires following the day on which
the notice is submitted to the congressional defense
committees and congressional members of the affected States
as appropriate.
(c) Report on the Change in Force Structure.--The report
referred to under subsection (b)(1)(B) is a report from the
Secretary of the Army on the changes in force structure,
including updates to the Procedures for Army Stationing
related to the changes in force structure, as follows:
(1)(A) Military Value Analysis training attribute data and
scoring for contiguous and non-contiguous training areas,
including airspace, according to the associated installation,
as separate and distinct training areas measured by average
daily use and the cost of use.
(B) For purposes of determining training areas pursuant to
this paragraph, non-contiguous training areas owned by the
National Guard or other government agencies with formal
agreements with the Army may be considered under the Military
Value Analysis training attribute as a separate and distinct
training area measured by average daily use and the cost of
use.
(2) A standardized explanatory statement for each
associated installation with a non-contiguous training area
attribute that includes a justification for its use as it
relates to the specific change in force structure under
consideration and the cost and benefit to access a non-
contiguous training area due to geographic separation, as
described in Department of the Army Pamphlet (DA PAM) 5-13.
(3) Military Value Analysis investment attribute data and
scoring for infrastructure surrounding each associated
installation, including housing, schools, and transportation,
funded by State or local governments and communities measured
by the last five fiscal years.
(4)(A) Programmatic Environmental Assessment data and
scoring for the projected cost of military construction and
sustainment, restoration, and maintenance requirements,
according to each associated installation, as separate and
distinct measurements projected by the Future Year Defense
Program planning to meet change in force structure mission
requirements.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph, relocatable buildings
or structures designated as temporary that are not eligible
to receive sustainment, restoration, and maintenance funding,
shall be measured as separate and distinct buildings or
structures for each associated installation.
(5) Projected cost savings or cost avoidance to the Army
that may impact the long-term total cost of the change in
force structure, including total lifecycle cost factors of
installation energy and utility costs, installation operating
cost, installation renovation and maintenance cost, and the
rate of basic allowance for housing.
(6) Projected cost savings to the Army and force structure
unit members and their dependents measured by State and local
exemptions in the form of a tax credit, State professional
license reciprocity, education, employment, or other benefits
as determined by the Secretary.
(d) Waiver.--The Secretary of the Army may waive the notice
and reporting requirements under this subsection on a case-
by-case basis if the Secretary determines that

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such waiver is necessary to rapidly mobilize a unit to meet
emerging demands.
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