[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3548-S3549]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4453. Mr. HEINRICH 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 V, add the following:

     SEC. 597. SPECIAL EXPERIENCE INDICATOR FOR AIR FORCE 
                   COMMUNICATIONS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHO 
                   MAINTAIN REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT GROUND 
                   CONTROL STATIONS.

       (a) Establishment Required.--Not later than February 1, 
     2017, the Secretary of the Air Force shall establish a 
     Special Experience Indicator (SEI) for Air Force 
     communications maintenance personnel who maintain remotely 
     piloted aircraft ground control stations (GCS).

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       (b) Assignment to Current Personnel.--The Secretary shall 
     complete the assignment of the Special Experience Indicator 
     established pursuant to subsection (a) to all current 
     personnel of the Air Force who merit the assignment of the 
     Special Experience Indicator by not later than September 1, 
     2017.
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