[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4527-S4528]
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  SA 530. Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Tester) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2810, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 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 447, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       (k) Contingent Effectiveness.--
       (1) In general.--This section shall not go into effect 
     unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives each of the following:
       (A) That a cost-benefit analysis, included with the 
     certifications, demonstrates the transfer of functions of 
     background investigations to Department of Defense will not 
     increase costs to the Department or other agencies.
       (B) That the backlog of background investigations at the 
     National Background Investigations Bureau have been 
     eliminated.
       (C) That the background investigation program of the 
     Department of Defense adheres to investigative standards 
     established by the Security Executive Agent, the Suitability

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     Executive Agent, and the Credentialing Executive Agent.
       (D) That common components of technology systems between 
     the Defense Security Service and National Background 
     Investigations Bureau have been tested and are operational.
       (E) That the background investigation program of the 
     Department will adhere to reciprocity, timeliness, and 
     quality standards and metrics established by law and by the 
     Security Executive Agent, the Suitability Executive Agent, 
     and the Credentialing Executive Agent.
       (2) Workforce analysis.--The Secretary shall include with 
     the certifications described in paragraph (1) a workforce 
     analysis of the appropriate mix of contractor and Federal 
     employees to conduct the background investigation work for 
     the Department.
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