[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 89 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E953]
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  EN BLOC PACKAGE: ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH USE OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
AMENDMENT H.R. 1960, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                                  2014

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                        HON. ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 20, 2013

  Mr. CUMMINGS. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the bill's managers for 
including in this en bloc amendment a provision Congressman Langevin 
and I submitted to ensure the Department of Defense complies with the 
law.
  The defense authorization act of fiscal year 2010 included a mandate 
that the Department make funding available to use civilian employees 
for requirements that last more than five years, thereby saving 
taxpayer dollars.
  The Department's Comptroller's office was required to issue 
regulations on implementing this mandate. Yet, three years later they 
have still failed to do so.
  This provision reinforces the law by requiring that within 45 days of 
enactment the Department finally issue these long-awaited regulations.
  I ask my colleagues to vote in favor of this en bloc amendment, which 
includes this important provision.

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