[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 82 (Tuesday, May 24, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3107]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4089. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her 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 G of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1266. ENHANCEMENT OF EFFORTS FOR THE RECRUITMENT AND 
                   ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN IN THE SECURITY SECTOR AS 
                   PART OF DEFENSE INSTITUTION BUILDING PROGRAMS 
                   AND ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       In carrying out programs and activities for defense 
     institution building of foreign countries under the security 
     cooperation programs and activities of the Department of 
     Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with 
     the Secretary of State, include policies to strengthen and 
     facilitate the efforts of countries participating in such 
     defense institution building programs and activities to 
     recruit, retain, professionalize, and advance women in their 
     security sectors.
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