[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 82 (Tuesday, May 24, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3119]
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  SA 4136. Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Daines, and Ms. 
Heitkamp) 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 D of title XVI, add the following:

     SEC. 1655. IDENTIFICATION AND CORRECTION OF CAPABILITIES 
                   SHORTFALLS WITH RESPECT TO ENSURING THE 
                   SECURITY OF UNITED STATES INTERCONTINENTAL 
                   BALLISTIC MISSILE SITES.

       (a) Identification of Capabilities Shortfalls.--Not later 
     than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a classified report 
     that includes the following:
       (1) A description of extant and potential threats to the 
     security of United States intercontinental ballistic missile 
     sites.
       (2) A list of requirements for capabilities to ensure the 
     security of all United States intercontinental ballistic 
     missile sites.
       (3) A description of capabilities shortfalls within the 
     forces assigned, allocated, or otherwise provided to the 
     United States Strategic Command as of the date of the report 
     to ensure the security of all United States intercontinental 
     ballistic missile sites.
       (4) An assessment of the severity of risk associated with 
     any shortfalls identified under paragraph (3).
       (b) Correction of Capabilities Shortfalls.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
       (A) take action to mitigate any capabilities shortfalls 
     identified in the report required by subsection (a);
       (B) begin a process, pursuant to section 1535 of title 31, 
     United States Code, to procure HH-60 helicopters for which 
     contracts can be entered into by fiscal year 2018; and
       (C) obtain a certification from the Commander of the United 
     States Strategic Command that the action described in 
     subparagraph (A) will effectively mitigate any capabilities 
     shortfalls identified in the report required by subsection 
     (a) until the helicopters described in subparagraph (B) can 
     be procured and fielded.
       (2) Report required.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the actions taken pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (B) Form of report.--The report required by subparagraph 
     (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
     a classified annex.
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