S.Amdt. 1739

SA 1739. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 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 C of title V, add the following:

SEC. 520. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES ON
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF FEMALE MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.

Not later than 180 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 setting forth a comprehensive plan
to implement and accomplish the recommendations for the
Department of Defense in keeping with the May 2020 report of
the Government Accountability Office titled ``Female Active-
Duty Personnel: Guidance and Plans Needed for Recruitment and
Retention Efforts'', namely the recommendations as follows:
(1) The Secretary of Defense must ensure that the Under
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness provides
guidance to each of the Armed Forces to develop plans, with
clearly defined goals, performance measures, and timeframes,
to guide and monitor the efforts in connection with the
recruitment and retention of female members.
(2) Each Secretary of a military department must develop a
plan, with clearly defined goals, performance measures, and
timeframes, to guide and monitor the efforts of each Armed
Force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary in connection
with the recruitment and retention of female members in such
Armed Force.
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