S.Amdt. 530

SA 530. Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Tester) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her 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; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 447, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
(k) Contingent Effectiveness.--
(1) In general.--This section shall not go into effect
unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Committees
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives each of the following:
(A) That a cost-benefit analysis, included with the
certifications, demonstrates the transfer of functions of
background investigations to Department of Defense will not
increase costs to the Department or other agencies.
(B) That the backlog of background investigations at the
National Background Investigations Bureau have been
eliminated.
(C) That the background investigation program of the
Department of Defense adheres to investigative standards
established by the Security Executive Agent, the Suitability

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Executive Agent, and the Credentialing Executive Agent.
(D) That common components of technology systems between
the Defense Security Service and National Background
Investigations Bureau have been tested and are operational.
(E) That the background investigation program of the
Department will adhere to reciprocity, timeliness, and
quality standards and metrics established by law and by the
Security Executive Agent, the Suitability Executive Agent,
and the Credentialing Executive Agent.
(2) Workforce analysis.--The Secretary shall include with
the certifications described in paragraph (1) a workforce
analysis of the appropriate mix of contractor and Federal
employees to conduct the background investigation work for
the Department.
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