S.Amdt. 2779

SA 2779. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con.
Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

SEC. __. REDUCTION IN CIVILIAN WORKFORCE OF DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.

The Secretary of Defense shall reduce the number of
civilian employees of the Department of Defense, as of the
date of the enactment of this Act, by 15 percent during the
five-year period beginning on such date of enactment.
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