[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 81 (Monday, May 23, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3056]
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  SA 4069. Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Blunt) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2943, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2017 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 A of title IV, add the following:

     SEC. 402. REVISION IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END STRENGTH 
                   MINIMUM LEVELS.

       Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) For the Army, 480,000.
       ``(2) For the Navy, 324,615.
       ``(3) For the Marine Corps, 185,000.
       ``(4) For the Air Force, 321,000.''.

     SEC. 403. SUPERSEDING FISCAL YEAR 2017 END STRENGTHS FOR 
                   CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF THE SELECTED RESERVE.

       (a) Ineffectiveness of Certain End Strengths.--Paragraphs 
     (1) through (6) of section 411(a) shall have no force or 
     effect.
       (b) Superseding End Strengths.--The Armed Forces specified 
     are authorized strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of 
     the reserve components as of September 30, 2017, as follows:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 350,000.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 205,000.
       (3) The Navy Reserve, 58,000.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,500.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 105,700.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,000.
       (c) Applicability of Certain Authorities.--Subsections (b) 
     and (c) of section 411 shall apply in the calculation of end 
     strengths under subsection (b) of this section.
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