[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4053-S4054]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1985. Mr. CORNYN 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 end of subtitle C of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 622. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON 
                   PRIVATE RELOCATION SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES UNDERGOING A PERMANENT CHANGE OF 
                   STATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report, in conjunction with work on such matter being 
     conducted by the Comptroller General as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, on the use of private sector 
     relocation services to assist members of the Armed Forces and 
     their families with locating and transitioning to off-base or 
     off-post housing in the course of a permanent change of 
     station (PCS).
       (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An identification of services, not currently available, 
     that would be useful to members of the Armed Forces in 
     undergoing

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     a permanent change of station as described in subsection (a).
       (2) An assessment whether private sector entities are 
     available, or would likely be available, to provide the 
     services described in paragraph (1) if the business 
     opportunity existed.
       (3) An assessment of the projected cost, if any, to the 
     Department of Defense, members of the Armed Forces, or both 
     in obtaining the services described in paragraph (1) from 
     private sector entities for members of the Armed Forces 
     relocating during a permanent change of station as described 
     in subsection (a).
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