[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3852]
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  SA 2832. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Menendez) 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 B of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 112. REPORT ON CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT DECONTAMINATION 
                   KIT PRODUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 31, 2019, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a report 
     examining the production of chemical warfare agent 
     decontamination kits and the status of the organic and 
     commercial production bases.
       (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) Current and forecasted production requirements for M100 
     and M295 decontamination kits.
       (2) Estimated surge production capacity requirements based 
     upon existing inventory, war reserve materiel, and Defense 
     Planning Guidance.
       (3) Cost assessment and production base impacts of 
     production solely in organic production base, solely in 
     commercial production base, and a mix of organic and 
     commercial production.
       (4) Recommended actions to address areas deemed deficient 
     or vulnerable, and a plan to formalize long-term resourcing.
       (5) Any other matters determined relevant by the Secretary.
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