[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 82 (Tuesday, May 24, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4109. Mr. PERDUE 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 X, add the following:

     SEC. 1004. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON 
                   MECHANISMS TO ELIMINATE EXCESSIVE AND 
                   UNNECESSARY END-OF-FISCAL YEAR SPENDING.

       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 congressional defense committees a report 
     setting forth recommendations for mechanisms to reduce or 
     eliminate excessive spending by the Department of Defense in 
     September as a means of ensuring that future fiscal year 
     appropriations are not reduced for lack of use of current 
     budgetary resources. The recommendations shall include 
     recommendations on the following:
       (1) Mechanisms to enhance flexibility in spending by the 
     Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, and by tactical units of 
     the Armed Forces, with respect to end-of-fiscal-year 
     obligations.
       (2) Mechanisms to encourage long-term savings and more 
     efficient spending practices.
       (3) Such other mechanisms as the Comptroller General 
     considers appropriate.
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