[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 144 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5066]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 823. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him 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:

       At the end of subtitle A of title V, add the following:

     SEC. ___. STANDARDIZATION OF AUTHORITIES IN CONNECTION WITH 
                   REPEAL OF STATUTORY SPECIFICATION OF GENERAL 
                   OFFICER GRADE FOR THE DEAN OF THE ACADEMIC 
                   BOARD OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AND 
                   THE DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF THE UNITED STATES 
                   AIR FORCE ACADEMY.

       (a) Dean of Academic Board of USMA.--Section 4335(c) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the first and third sentences; and
       (2) in the remaining sentence, by striking ``so appointed'' 
     and inserting ``appointed as Dean of the Academic Board''.
       (b) Dean of Faculty of USAFA.--Section 9335(b) of such 
     title is amended by striking ``so appointed'' and inserting 
     ``appointed as Dean of the Faculty''.
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