[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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