S.Amdt. 308

SA 308. Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Budd) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2024 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF NON-
GOVERNMENTAL RECOGNITION OF MILITARY ENLISTEES
TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR MILITARY
RECRUITMENT.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) publicly honoring and recognizing the young men and
women who upon graduation from high-school enlist to serve in
the Armed Forces is a meaningful way to indicate national and
local support for those enlistees prior to initial accession
training, express gratitude to their families, and enhance
the partnerships between military recruiters and high school
administrators and guidance counselors;
(2) the intrinsic value of these community ceremonies
should be formally recognized by the Office of the Secretary
of Defense and the various military service recruiting
commands; and
(3) to the extent practicable, an appropriate level of
joint military service support should be provided at these
events, to include general officer and senior enlisted
adviser participation, ceremonial unit involvement, musical
support, and local recruiter presence.
(b) Briefing.--Not later than March 23, 2024, the Secretary
of Defense shall brief the congressional defense committees
on the extent of Department of Defense and military service
coordination and support rendered for the recognition events
described in subsection (a), which are executed at no cost to
the Federal Government under the independent, national
direction of the ``Our Community Salutes'' organization, a
registered 501(c)(3) organization.
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