[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 88 (Monday, June 6, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3441-S3442]
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  SA 4398. Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Sasse) 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:

       On page 308 strike line 16 and insert the following:
     complies with the requirements of this subsection.

[[Page S3442]]

       ``(4) This subsection does not apply to the furnishing of 
     athletic footwear to the members of the Army, the Navy, the 
     Air Force, or the Marine Corps upon their initial entry into 
     the armed forces, or prohibit the provision of a cash 
     allowance to such members for such purpose, if--
       ``(A) the Secretary of Defense determines that compliance 
     with paragraph (2) would result in a sole source contract for 
     procurement of athletic footwear for the purpose stated in 
     paragraph (1) because there would be limited qualified or 
     approved sources of supply for such footwear; or
       ``(B) the Secretary of the military department concerned 
     determines, with respect to members in initial entry training 
     under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, that providing 
     athletic footwear as otherwise required by this subsection 
     would have the potential to cause unnecessary harm and risk 
     to the safety and wellbeing of members in initial entry 
     training.''.
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