[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 82 (Tuesday, May 24, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3114]
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  SA 4115. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mrs. Ernst) 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 section 549, add the following:
       (e) Coast Guard.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
     carry out a pilot program under subsection (a) with respect 
     to commissioned officers of the Coast Guard designated for 
     special duty (law).
       (2) References.--Any reference in this section to the 
     Secretary of a miliary department shall be deemed to refer 
     also to the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to 
     the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the 
     Navy, and any reference to judge advocates shall be deemed to 
     refer also to commissioned officers of the Coast Guard 
     designated for special duty (law).
       (3) Report.--The report under subsection (d) shall also 
     include the information required under that subsection with 
     respect to the pilot program carried out under this 
     subsection. The Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with 
     the Secretary of Homeland Security for purposes of the 
     inclusion in the report under subsection (d) of information 
     with respect to the pilot program carried out under this 
     subsection.
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