S.Amdt. 416Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)
S.Amdt. 416
Sponsored by
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)
Submitted June 13, 2019
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June 13, 2019
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SA 416. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Lankford) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 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 XXVIII, add the following: SEC. ____. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PROCESS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR MOVING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR PERSONAL PROPERTY. (a) Customer Satisfaction Surveys.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall require that each member of the Armed Forces who uses moving services provided by the Department of Defense complete a customer satisfaction survey. (2) Publication.-- (A) In general.--Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary shall publish on an Internet website of the Department the results of the surveys completed under paragraph (1) for the preceding year. (B) Removal of personally identifiable information.--The Secretary shall remove any personally identifiable information from the results published under subparagraph (A). (b) Quality Assurance.--The Secretary shall ensure that quality assurance staff of the Department-- (1) are present at not less than 50 percent of moves by a member of the Armed Forces and their family using moving services provided by the Department; and (2) inspect all inbound and outbound shipments of personal property of members of the Armed Forces made through such a service. (c) Electronic Tracking of Packed Items.--The Secretary shall require that all transportation service providers used by the Department provide electronic tracking for all packed items consistent with industry standards for the shipment of packages (such as standards used by FedEx Corporation and United Parcel Service). ______