S.Amdt. 1817

SA 1817. Mr. YOUNG 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 E of title V, add the following:

SEC. 549. REPORT ON PERFORMANCE AT THE MILITARY SERVICE
ACADEMIES OF CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN WITH
PREVIOUS FAMILIAL AFFILIATION WITH THE
MILITARY.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than one year 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 the results of a study, conducted by the Secretary for
purposes of the report, of the performance at the military
service academies of cadets and midshipmen who have a
familial affiliation with the military before their time at
the military service academies.
(b) Scope of Study.--The study required for purposes of the
report under subsection (a) shall cover the incoming classes
at the military service academies for the last 10 academic
years beginning before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Elements.--The report shall include a comprehensive
description, assessment, and comparison of recruitment,
admission, and performance at, and graduation from, the
military service academies, and of post-graduate career
achievement, within and among each population as follows:
(1) Children of a general and flag officer.
(2) Children of an alumnus of a military service academy.
(3) Children of a veteran.
(4) Children of parents without military service.
______