S.Amdt. 2369

SA 2369. Mr. CASSIDY 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 X, add the following:

SEC. 1052. LIMITATION ON REALIGNMENT OF MARINE FORCES NORTH
COMMAND.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not realign
Marine Forces North Command from New Orleans, Louisiana, to
Norfolk, Virginia, until the Secretary submits to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report addressing the impact of the
proposed realignment on the following:
(1) The readiness of the Armed Forces.
(2) The National Defense Strategy and supporting service
strategies.
(3) The organizational structure for the Marine Corps and
the administrative control, operational control, and tactical
control relationships.
(4) Long-term costs for the Marine Corps, including an
assessment of any requirements for new infrastructure or
relocation of equipment and assets.
(5) Total force integration and general officer progression
for the Marine Corps, including with respect to the reserve
components.
(b) Applicability.--The prohibition under subsection (a)
shall apply with respect to--
(1) any action that is not completed as of the date of the
enactment of this Act; and
(2) any action commencing after such date.
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