[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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