[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 91 (Monday, June 4, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2970-S2971]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2269. Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. Roberts) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5515, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 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 D of title XXVIII, add the 
     following:

     SEC. __. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES IN FORCE STRUCTURE OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES ARMY.

       (a) Notification.--Consistent with notification 
     requirements set forth under section 993(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, the Secretary of the Army shall, as 
     provided under subsection (b), notify the congressional 
     defense committees and congressional members of the affected 
     States of changes in force structure of a battalion-size unit 
     or other units of approximately 500 members assigned at a 
     military installation. In determining the change in force 
     structure of a locality, the Secretary shall take into 
     consideration both short-term and long-term cost factors.
       (b) Notice Requirements.--No action may be taken to effect 
     or implement a change in force structure described under 
     subsection (a) until--
       (1) the Secretary of the Army--
       (A) submits to Congress a notice of the proposed change in 
     force structure, including the detailed scoring data analyzed 
     by the Army and a justification for any changes to the 
     methodology, attributes in the Military Value Analysis, and 
     other categories weighed at the direction of the Secretary; 
     and
       (B) includes in the notice a report on the change in force 
     structure as described under subsection (c); and
       (2) a period of 90 days expires following the day on which 
     the notice is submitted to the congressional defense 
     committees and congressional members of the affected States 
     as appropriate.
       (c) Report on the Change in Force Structure.--The report 
     referred to under subsection (b)(1)(B) is a report from the 
     Secretary of the Army on the changes in force structure, 
     including updates to the Procedures for Army Stationing 
     related to the changes in force structure, as follows:
       (1)(A) Military Value Analysis training attribute data and 
     scoring for contiguous and non-contiguous training areas, 
     including airspace, according to the associated installation, 
     as separate and distinct training areas measured by average 
     daily use and the cost of use.
       (B) For purposes of determining training areas pursuant to 
     this paragraph, non-contiguous training areas owned by the 
     National Guard or other government agencies with formal 
     agreements with the Army may be considered under the Military 
     Value Analysis training attribute as a separate and distinct 
     training area measured by average daily use and the cost of 
     use.
       (2) A standardized explanatory statement for each 
     associated installation with a non-contiguous training area 
     attribute that includes a justification for its use as it 
     relates to the specific change in force structure under 
     consideration and the cost and benefit to access a non-
     contiguous training area due to geographic separation, as 
     described in Department of the Army Pamphlet (DA PAM) 5-13.
       (3) Military Value Analysis investment attribute data and 
     scoring for infrastructure surrounding each associated 
     installation, including housing, schools, and transportation, 
     funded by State or local governments and communities measured 
     by the last five fiscal years.
       (4)(A) Programmatic Environmental Assessment data and 
     scoring for the projected cost of military construction and 
     sustainment, restoration, and maintenance requirements, 
     according to each associated installation, as separate and 
     distinct measurements projected by the Future Year Defense 
     Program planning to meet change in force structure mission 
     requirements.
       (B) For purposes of this paragraph, relocatable buildings 
     or structures designated as temporary that are not eligible 
     to receive sustainment, restoration, and maintenance funding, 
     shall be measured as separate and distinct buildings or 
     structures for each associated installation.
       (5) Projected cost savings or cost avoidance to the Army 
     that may impact the long-term total cost of the change in 
     force structure, including total lifecycle cost factors of 
     installation energy and utility costs, installation operating 
     cost, installation renovation and maintenance cost, and the 
     rate of basic allowance for housing.
       (6) Projected cost savings to the Army and force structure 
     unit members and their dependents measured by State and local 
     exemptions in the form of a tax credit, State professional 
     license reciprocity, education, employment, or other benefits 
     as determined by the Secretary.
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  SA 2270. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2019 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 D of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 340. PROHIBITION ON THE REDUCTION IN FORCE CAPACITY OR 
                   CAPABILITY OF THE ADVANCED TURBINE ENGINE ARMY 
                   MAINTENANCE OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) In General.--No action may be taken--
       (1) to reduce the capacity or capability of the Advanced 
     Turbine Engine Army Maintenance (ATEAM) of the Army National 
     Guard

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     to meet requirements and obligations to maintain engines, 
     transmissions, and Full Up Power Packs (FUPP) for the Army 
     National Guard, Army Materiel Command (AMC), and foreign 
     military partners; or
       (2) to restrict the potential workforce growth required to 
     meet the requirements and obligations under paragraph (1).
       (b) Policies.--The Department of the Army, in coordination 
     with the National Guard Bureau, shall conduct a review and 
     establish policies that clearly define ATEAM authorities to 
     fulfill obligations under subsection (a).

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