[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 91 (Tuesday, June 9, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3961]
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  SA 1943. Mrs. MURRAY 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, 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, insert the following:

     SEC. __. ASSESSMENT OF THE ABILITY OF INDUSTRIAL BASE TO 
                   MANUFACTURE ANCHOR AND MOORING CHAIN.

       (a) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an 
     assessment of the ability of the industrial base to 
     manufacture and support anchor and mooring chain for the 
     Department of Defense.
       (b) Scope.--In conducting the assessment required under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall examine the potential 
     cost, schedule, and performance impacts if procurement of the 
     anchor and mooring chain described in such subsection were 
     limited to manufacturers in the National Technology and 
     Industrial Base.
       (c) Determination Required.--Upon completion of the 
     assessment required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     make a determination whether manufacturers of the anchor and 
     mooring chain described in such subsection should be included 
     in the National Technology and Industrial Base.
       (d) Report.--Not later than February 15, 2016, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report including the results of the 
     assessment required under subsection (a) and the 
     determination required under subsection (c).
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