S.Amdt. 6286
What it does: Adds SEC. 1074. ARMY FORCE STRUCTURE BRIEFINGS RELATED TO END-STRENGTH AND MODERNIZATION at the end of subtitle F of title X
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499 · shown in S.Amdt. 5499's text
Adds SEC. 1074. ARMY FORCE STRUCTURE BRIEFINGS RELATED TO END-STRENGTH AND MODERNIZATION at the end of subtitle F of title X
Adds a sectionIn S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking "180 days after" and inserting "one year after".
Inserted: SEC. 1074. ARMY FORCE STRUCTURE BRIEFINGS RELATED TO END-STRENGTH AND MODERNIZATION.
Inserted: (a) Briefings Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall provide briefings to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the following:
Inserted: (1) Force structure adjustments and manning guidance the Army is considering or intends to mitigate the impact of end-strength shortages on force readiness.
Inserted: (2) Force structure changes the Army is considering or intends to undertake to modernize the force to implement in the Army by 2030.
Inserted: (3) Force design updates the Army is considering or intends to undertake for fires and air defense forces, aviation forces, armored forces including mechanized infantry, and logistics support to enable contested logistics operations in the Indo-Pacific theater.
Inserted: (b) Elements.--The briefings required under subsection (a) shall include--
Inserted: (1) the assumptions and options being used to assess and guide analysis and decisions;
Inserted: (2) options considered or being considered;
Inserted: (3) analysis conducted or being conducted to inform decision making;
Inserted: (4) a description of experimentation conducted or planned to inform or validate decisions; and
Inserted: (5) other matters the Secretary of the Army believes appropriate.
Inserted: (c) Timing.--The briefings required under subsection (a) shall be provided to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than February 13, 2023, or 30 days prior to issuing or release of decision guidance, whichever comes earlier.
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Inserted: (d) Rule of Construction.--Providing the briefings identified in subsection (a) shall not obviate the requirement to comply with other notification requirements related to force structure, stationing, or reductions.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:
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As printed
SA 6286. Mr. COTTON 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 F of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1074. ARMY FORCE STRUCTURE BRIEFINGS RELATED TO END-STRENGTH AND MODERNIZATION.
(a) Briefings Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall provide briefings to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on the following:
(1) Force structure adjustments and manning guidance the Army is considering or intends to mitigate the impact of end-strength shortages on force readiness.
(2) Force structure changes the Army is considering or intends to undertake to modernize the force to implement in the Army by 2030.
(3) Force design updates the Army is considering or intends to undertake for fires and air defense forces, aviation forces, armored forces including mechanized infantry, and logistics support to enable contested logistics operations in the Indo-Pacific theater.
(b) Elements.--The briefings required under subsection (a) shall include--
(1) the assumptions and options being used to assess and guide analysis and decisions;
(2) options considered or being considered;
(3) analysis conducted or being conducted to inform decision making;
(4) a description of experimentation conducted or planned to inform or validate decisions; and
(5) other matters the Secretary of the Army believes appropriate.
(c) Timing.--The briefings required under subsection (a) shall be provided to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than February 13, 2023, or 30 days prior to issuing or release of decision guidance, whichever comes earlier.
(d) Rule of Construction.--Providing the briefings identified in subsection (a) shall not obviate the requirement to comply with other notification requirements related to force structure, stationing, or reductions.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 29, 2022