S.Amdt. 5772

SA 5772. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 III, add the following:

SEC. 372. PLAN FOR RESOLVING CHALLENGES REGARDING SMALL ARMS TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for resolving existing challenges regarding small arms training and qualifications for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.

(b) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall include--

(1) specific details for the resolution of barriers to small arms training and qualifications for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces; and

(2) a plan for providing necessary resources for access to live-fire ranges without incurring significant cost and excessive travel time for a majority of such members.