[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3708]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1551. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Ayotte) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, 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 C of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 622. STUDY AND REPORT ON POLICY CHANGES TO THE JOINT 
                   TRAVEL REGULATIONS.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study on the impact of the policy changes to 
     the Joint Travel Regulations for the Uniformed Service 
     Members and Department of Defense Civilian Employees related 
     to flat rate per diem for long term temporary duty travel 
     that took effect on November 1, 2014. The study shall assess 
     the following:
       (1) The impact of such changes on shipyard workers who 
     travel on long-term temporary duty assignments.
       (2) Whether such changes have discouraged employees of the 
     Department of Defense, including civilian employees at 
     shipyards and depots, from volunteering for important 
     temporary duty travel assignments.
       (b) Report.--Not later than June 1, 2016, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
     of Representatives a report on the study required by 
     subsection (a).
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