[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3206]
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  SA 4188. Mr. FLAKE 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 H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1085. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON 
                   PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES UNDER BUDGET FUNCTION 
                   050 THAT DO NOT DIRECTLY IMPACT OR SUPPORT THE 
                   NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than September 30, 2017, 
     the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     Congress a report that identifies each program or activity 
     for which funds were provided under budget function 050 
     during fiscal year 2016 that did not have a direct impact on, 
     or directly support, the national defense of the United 
     States.
       (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include, for each program and activity identified in the 
     report, the following:
       (1) A description of the program or activity.
       (2) The amount of funds provided under budget function 050 
     during fiscal year 2016 for the program or activity.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``direct impact'', with respect to a program 
     or activity and the national defense of the United States, 
     means the program or activity had an immediate effect on the 
     ability of the Armed Forces to be employed to protect and 
     advance national interests of the United States.
       (2) The term ``direct support'', with respect to a program 
     or activity and the national defense of the United States, 
     means the program or activity provided a service to one or 
     more components of the United States Government that was used 
     to protect and advance national interests of the United 
     States, including members of the Armed Forces and weapon 
     systems.
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