[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 8, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3659-S3660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4588. Mr. BOOZMAN 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 V, add the following:

     SEC. 565. REPORT ON EVALUATION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE SENIOR 
                   RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of the Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
     coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, submit to Congress a report on the manner in 
     which the Department of Defense intends--
       (1) to improve the oversight and accountability of the 
     Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) programs; and
       (2) to ensure that the Secretary of Defense, the Armed 
     Forces, and Congress have a comprehensive understanding 
     whether particular programs are achieving desired results 
     before decisions to close or terminate such programs are 
     undertaken.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) An assessment of--
       (A) existing Department of Defense processes to evaluate 
     the performance of the Senior Reserve Officers' Training 
     Corps programs;
       (B) the clarity of goals and objectives for the Senior 
     Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs;
       (C) the frequency of evaluation of the Senior Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps programs;
       (D) the adequacy of the oversight roles and 
     responsibilities outlined in Department of Defense 
     Instruction Number 1215.08, dated June 26, 2006; and
       (E) the efforts undertaken by the Armed Forces to 
     effectively communicate evaluations of the performance of the 
     Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs to

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     Congress and other key stakeholders before decisions to close 
     or terminate particular programs are undertaken.
       (2) A description of--
       (A) the strategic goals and objectives of the Senior 
     Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs;
       (B) officer output requirements under the Senior Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps programs, set forth by institution 
     of higher education concerned;
       (C) attrition rates under the Senior Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps programs, set forth by institution of higher 
     education concerned;
       (D) the characteristics of quality officers graduating from 
     Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs; and
       (E) the current timeline for any anticipated closure or 
     termination of a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps 
     program.
       (3) A detailed plan for--
       (A) improving the oversight and accountability of the 
     Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs; and
       (B) ensuring the Secretary of Defense, the Armed Forces, 
     and Congress have a comprehensive understanding whether 
     particular Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs 
     are achieving desired results before decisions to close or 
     terminate such programs are undertaken.
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