[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 12, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5226]
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  SA 959. Mr. REED 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 B of title IX, add the following:

     SEC. ___. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS IN 
                   CONNECTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL 
                   OPERATIONS FORCES AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report on the implementation 
     of section 922 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2354) and the 
     amendments made by that section (in this section collectively 
     referred to as the ``covered authority'').
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A statement of the responsibilities of the Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity 
     Conflict that is consistent with the covered authority, 
     including an identification of any responsibilities to be 
     divested by the Assistant Secretary pursuant to the covered 
     authority.
       (2) A resource-unconstrained analysis of manpower 
     requirements necessary to satisfy the responsibilities akin 
     to those of the Secretary of a military department that are 
     specified by the covered authority.
       (3) An accounting of civilian, military, and contractor 
     personnel currently assigned to the fulfillment of the 
     responsibilities akin to those of the Secretary of a military 
     department that are specified by the covered authority, 
     including responsibilities relating to budget, personnel, 
     programs and requirements, acquisition, and special access 
     programs.
       (4) A description of actions taken to implement the covered 
     authority as of the date of the report, including the 
     assignment of any additional civilian, military, or 
     contractor personnel to fulfill additional responsibilities 
     akin to those of the Secretary of a military department that 
     are specified by the covered authority.
       (5) An explanation how the responsibilities akin to those 
     of the Secretary of a military department that assigned to 
     the Assistant Secretary by the covered authority will be 
     fulfilled in the absence of additional personnel being 
     assigned to the office of the Assistant Secretary.
       (6) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.
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