S.Amdt. 680

SA 680. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him 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:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. REPORT ON THE NEED FOR A JOINT CHEMICAL-BIOLOGICAL
DEFENSE LOGISTICS CENTER.

Not later than March 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
that includes the following:
(1) A description of the operational need and requirement
for a consolidated Joint Chemical-Biological Defense
Logistics Center.
(2) Identification of the specific operational requirements
for rapid deployment of chemical and biological defense
assets and the sustainment requirements for maintenance,
storage, inspection, and distribution of specialized
chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear equipment at
the Joint Chemical-Biological Defense Logistics Center.
(3) A definition of program objectives and milestones to
achieve initial operating capability and full operating
capability.
(4) Estimated facility and personnel resource requirements
for use in planning, programming, and budgeting.
(5) An environmental assessment of proposed effects in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
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