[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]

  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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