S.Amdt. 959

SA 959. Mr. REED 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 end of subtitle B of title IX, add the following:

SEC. ___. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL
OPERATIONS FORCES AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report on the implementation
of section 922 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2354) and the
amendments made by that section (in this section collectively
referred to as the ``covered authority'').
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A statement of the responsibilities of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity
Conflict that is consistent with the covered authority,
including an identification of any responsibilities to be
divested by the Assistant Secretary pursuant to the covered
authority.
(2) A resource-unconstrained analysis of manpower
requirements necessary to satisfy the responsibilities akin
to those of the Secretary of a military department that are
specified by the covered authority.
(3) An accounting of civilian, military, and contractor
personnel currently assigned to the fulfillment of the
responsibilities akin to those of the Secretary of a military
department that are specified by the covered authority,
including responsibilities relating to budget, personnel,
programs and requirements, acquisition, and special access
programs.
(4) A description of actions taken to implement the covered
authority as of the date of the report, including the
assignment of any additional civilian, military, or
contractor personnel to fulfill additional responsibilities
akin to those of the Secretary of a military department that
are specified by the covered authority.
(5) An explanation how the responsibilities akin to those
of the Secretary of a military department that assigned to
the Assistant Secretary by the covered authority will be
fulfilled in the absence of additional personnel being
assigned to the office of the Assistant Secretary.
(6) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.
______