[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3814]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1721. Mr. ROUNDS 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 title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 1116. MATTERS RELATING TO BIENNIAL STRATEGIC WORKFORCE 
                   PLANS.

       (a) Assessment of Intended Use of Special Hiring 
     Authorities and Other Authorities to Support the Worforce.--
     Subsection (b)(1) of section 115b of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) the use of special hiring authorities to be made by 
     such Secretary or head of agency in addressing the matters 
     described in this section and of any other authorities that 
     would support the enhancement of the quality of the 
     workforce.''.
       (b) Transmittal of Reports to Congress.--Subsection (f) of 
     such section is amended by inserting ``and to Congress'' 
     after ``to the Secretary.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act
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