S.Amdt. 3945

SA 3945. Mr. PORTMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157,
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A,
insert the following:
Sec. ___. (a) Not later than March 31, 2019, the Director
of the Defense Logistics Agency shall submit to Congress a
report on the production of military footwear and the
production base for military footwear.
(b) The report required by subsection (a) shall include the
following:
(1) Current and forecasted production requirements for
combat and specialty military boots.
(2) An estimate of the surge production capacity
requirements for combat and specialty military boots based
upon existing inventory, war reserve materiel, and Defense
Planning Guidance.
(3) An assessment of the costs and capacity of the current
production base to meet current, forecasted, and surge
requirements for combat and specialty military boots, and an
assessment of the impact of any reduction in the size of the
current production base on such costs and capacity.
(4) Such recommendations for actions to address
deficiencies and vulnerabilities in the production base that
the Director considers appropriate.
(5) Such other matters as the Director considers
appropriate.
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