S.Amdt. 606

SA 606. Mr. GRAHAM 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 G of title V, add the following:

SEC. 5__. SENSE OF SENATE ON THE HONORABLE AND DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE OF GENERAL JOSEPH F. DUNFORD, UNITED
STATES MARINE CORPS, TO THE UNITED STATES.

(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) General Joseph F. Dunford was commissioned as a second
lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in 1977.
(2) Since 1977, General Dunford has served as an infantry
officer at all levels and has held numerous leadership roles,
including Commander of the 5th Marine Regiment during
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Commander of the International
Security Assistance Force and United States Forces-
Afghanistan, and Commander, Marine Forces United States
Central Command.
(3) General Dunford served as the 32nd Assistant Commandant
of the Marine Corps from October 23, 2010, to December 15,
2012.
(4) General Dunford subsequently served as the 36th
Commandant of the Marine Corps from October 17, 2014, to
September 24, 2015.
(5) General Dunford became the highest-ranking military
officer in the United States when he was appointed as the
19th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on October 1,
2015.
(6) General Dunford is only the second United States Marine
to hold the position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
(7) During his nearly four years as Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, General Dunford effectively and honorably
executed the duties of the office to the highest degree.
(8) General Dunford has an extensive record of impeccable
service to the United States.
(b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the United States deeply appreciates the decades of
honorable service of General Joseph F. Dunford; and
(2) the indispensable leadership of General Dunford and his
dedication to the men and women of the Armed Forces
demonstrates the finest example of service to the United
States.
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