[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 84 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S3300]
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  SA 4237. Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Kaine, 
and Mr. Rounds) 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 E of title VI, add the following:

     SEC. 663. REPORT ON MODIFICATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR 
                   SUBSISTENCE IN LIGHT OF AUTHORITY FOR VARIABLE 
                   PRICING OF GOODS AT COMMISSARY STORES.

       Not later than March 31, 2017, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
     feasibility and advisability of modifying the amounts payable 
     for basic allowance for subsistence (BAS) for members of the 
     Armed Forces in light of potential changes in prices of goods 
     and services at commissary stores pursuant to the authority 
     granted by the amendments made by section 661. The report 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the potential for increases in prices 
     of goods and services at commissary stores by reason of such 
     authority, set forth by locality.
       (2) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 
     modifications in the amounts payable for basic allowance for 
     subsistence in light of such potential increases in prices, 
     including paying basic allowance for subsistence at different 
     rates in different locations.
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