[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 101 (Monday, June 18, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4007]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2913. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:



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  On page S4007, June 18, 2018, in the first column, the following 
appears: SA 2913. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 2911 proposed by Mr. ALEXANDER to the 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, 
making appropriations.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: SA 2913. Mr. MORAN 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations.


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       At the end of title I of division C, add the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the tactics, techniques, and procedures of the 
     National Guard Bureau for the management of personnel actions 
     sought by the Army National Guard or Air National Guard of a 
     State, including personnel actions in connection with sexual 
     assault and sexual trauma.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description and assessment of the process for 
     reviewing Army National Guard or Air National Guard 
     authorities for the employment, use, and status of positions 
     under title 32, United States Code, as required by the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
     (Public Law 115-91).
       (2) An assessment of the effectiveness of the process for 
     Federal recognition of promotions of Army National Guard and 
     Air National Guard personnel submitted by a State, including 
     an assessment of the following:
       (A) Timeliness in the completion of the promotion process.
       (B) Fairness, transparency, and objectivity in the 
     adjudication of promotion decisions relating to leadership 
     potential and moral character.
       (C) The ability of National Guard officers and State 
     adjutants general to appeal or correct the outcome of a 
     Federal promotion recognition decision, including any 
     barriers to such appeals or corrections, and recommendations 
     to improve processes in connection with such appeals and 
     corrections.
       (3) A description and assessment of the process to provide 
     legal and administrative services to members of the Army 
     National Guard or Air National Guard of a State following an 
     incident of a sexual assault or sexual trauma, including the 
     following:
       (A) An assessment of the effectiveness of the process with 
     respect to the following:
       (i) The timely completion of administrative procedures 
     required and available to the victims.
       (ii) The efficient coordination and completion of unit 
     transfers for victims.
       (iii) The ability of victims to appeal the outcome of post-
     assault or post-trauma administrative actions, or otherwise 
     seek remediation for problems that arise in the process.
       (B) The identification any barriers to appeals or 
     remediation as described in subparagraph (A)(iii), and 
     recommendations to improve the process of appeals and 
     remediation.
       (c) Additional Reports.--If after submitting the report 
     required by subsection (a) the Comptroller General makes 
     additional assessments on the matters covered by the report, 
     the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress such reports 
     on such additional assessments as the Comptroller General 
     considers appropriate.
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