[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3693]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 2695. Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Daines)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282
proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 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 XVI, add the following:
SEC. 1650. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SECURITY FORCES ASSIGNED
TO INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE
INSTALLATIONS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
conduct a comprehensive review of the security forces
assigned to installations at which intercontinental ballistic
missiles are stored.
(b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall
assess the following:
(1) Reenlistment rates and officer retention rates.
(2) Manning levels compared to past manning levels and the
effect of any changes over time on workload, morale, and
specialization.
(3) Actions to improve recruitment, retention, and morale,
including recruitment and retention bonuses, incentive pay,
and special assignment pay.
(4) The effect of the quality of working conditions,
facilities, and equipment on morale.
(5) The extent to which personnel policies related to
assignments, promotion timelines, performance evaluations,
and other factors enable or inhibit professional development.
(6) A comparison to other Armed Forces security forces with
respect to personnel policies, manpower authorization levels,
administrative requirements, and degree of specialization.
(7) National Guard contributions and the potential to
expand the use of National Guard security forces.
(8) Such other matters with respect to the security forces
described in subsection (a) as the Secretary of the Air Force
considers appropriate.
(c) Report Required.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives a report on the results of the review
required by subsection (a). The report shall include the
following:
(A) The results of the review, including any findings of
the Secretary as a result of the review.
(B) Any changes undertaken or to be undertaken by the
Secretary in light of the review.
(C) Any recommendations for such legislative or
administration action as the Secretary considers appropriate
in light of the review.
(2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.
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