[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 88 (Monday, June 6, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3416-S3417]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4372. Mr. NELSON 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 B of title IX, add the following:

     SEC. 926. REPORT ON SERVICE-COMMON SUPPORT AND ENABLING 
                   CAPABILITIES CONTRIBUTED BY THE ARMED FORCES TO 
                   UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES.

       (a) Report Required.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a written 
     report on service-common support and enabling capabilities 
     contributed by each of the Armed Forces to special operations 
     forces.
       (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include 
     the following:
       (A) A definition of the terms ``service-common'' and 
     ``special operations-peculiar''.
       (B) A description of the factors and process used by the 
     Department of Defense to determine whether combat support, 
     combat service support, base operating support, and enabling 
     capabilities are service-common or special operations-
     peculiar.
       (C) A detailed accounting of the resources allocated by 
     each Armed Force to provide combat support, combat service 
     support, base operating support, and enabling capabilities 
     for special operations forces.
       (D) An identification of any change in the level or type of 
     service-common support and enabling capabilities provided by 
     each of the Armed Forces to special operations forces in 
     fiscal year 2017 when compared with fiscal year 2016, 
     including the rationale for any such change and any 
     mitigating actions.
       (E) An assessment of the specific effects that the budget 
     of the President for fiscal year 2017 (as submitted to 
     Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 
     Code), and any anticipated future manpower and force 
     structure changes, are likely to have on the ability of each 
     of the Armed Forces to provide service-common support and 
     enabling capabilities to special operations forces.
       (F) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.

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       (b) Annual Updates.--For each of fiscal years 2018 through 
     2020, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees an update of the report under subsection (a) at 
     the same time as the budget of the President for such fiscal 
     year is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code.
       (c) Form.--The report under subsection (a) and each update 
     under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
     but may include a classified annex.
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