S.Amdt. 2441

SA 2441. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. Inhofe 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 H of title V, insert the following:

SEC. 593. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON
THE HANDLING BY THE ARMED FORCES OF CASES OF
DESERTION AND ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE.

(a) Report.--Not later than December 16, 2021, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report containing the results of a study on
the manner in which the Armed Forces handle cases among
members of the Armed Forces as follows:
(1) Cases of desertion.
(2) Cases of absence without leave or unauthorized absence.
(b) Elements.--The study required for purposes of the
report under this section shall include the following:
(1) The procedures and guidelines established by each Armed
Force for the investigation of cases specified in subsection
(a).
(2) The procedures guidelines of the Armed Forces for
distinguishing cases of members absent without leave from
cases of members who are involuntarily absent.
(3) The current procedures and guidelines for cooperation
and coordination in investigations of cases specified in
subsection (a) betweem criminal investigative organizations
or other military investigative agencies and--
(A) State and local law enforcement agencies; and
(B) Federal law enforcement agencies.
(4) The current procedures and guidelines of the Armed
Forces for use of media and social media in conjunction with
investigations of cases specified in subsection (a).
(5) Military resources available for investigations of
cases specified in subsection (a), and any apparent
shortfalls in such resources.
(6) The manner in which the procedures and guidelines for
investigations of cases specified in subsection (a) vary
between the Armed Forces.
(7) The manner in which the procedures and guidelines
described in paragraph (6) vary from procedures and
guidelines used by select Federal, State, and law enforcement
agencies in investigation of cases specified in subsection
(a).
(8) Any recognized best practices for responding to and
investigating cases specified in subsection (a).
(9) Any other matters the Comptroller General consider
appropriate.
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