[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3507-S3508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 478. Mr. ENZI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 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 A of title X, add the following:

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     SEC. 1008. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON 
                   THE EFFECTS OF CONTINUING RESOLUTIONS ON 
                   READINESS AND PLANNING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report setting forth a description and 
     assessment of the effects of continuing resolutions on 
     readiness and planning of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     address the following:
       (1) The extent to which the acquisition of goods and 
     services, the support of operational systems, and the 
     stewardship of installations and facilities by the Department 
     of Defense are impacted by continuing resolutions, including 
     the following:
       (A) The extent to which continuing resolutions negatively 
     impact contract fidelity, including Department purchasing 
     power, and Department leverage in non-pecuniary contract 
     terms such as contract type and delivery date.
       (B) The extent to which the Department pays more, all other 
     things being equal, because of frequent continuing 
     resolutions.
       (C) An estimate of the total decrease in Department 
     purchasing power as a result of continuing resolutions.
       (D) The extent to which continuing resolutions negatively 
     impact Department maintenance work.
       (2) The effects of preparations for and operations of 
     Department personnel under continuing resolutions, including 
     the following:
       (A) The time spent by Senior Executive Service personnel 
     and general and flag officers in preparations for and 
     responses to the enactment of continuing resolutions, set 
     forth by average per year and average per continuing 
     resolution.
       (B) The time spent by other Department personnel in 
     preparations for and implementation of continuing 
     resolutions.
       (C) The extent to which Department personnel take more time 
     to focus on budget execution under a continuing resolution 
     when compared with a full year appropriation.
       (D) The extent to which continuing resolutions negatively 
     impact the ability of managers at the Department to hire.
       (3) The funding issues of the Department associated with 
     continuing resolutions, including the extent to which the 
     Department has requested so-called ``anomalies'' or 
     exceptions to limitations on duration, amount, or purposes of 
     funds that otherwise apply to interim funding under 
     continuing resolutions, including the following (beginning 
     with fiscal year 2010):
       (A) The number and absolute value of programs affected by 
     continuing resolutions restrictions on new starts.
       (B) The number and absolute value of programs affected by 
     continuing resolutions restrictions on production increases.
       (C) The number and absolute value of such exceptions 
     requested by the Department.
       (D) The percentage of such exceptions, in both numbers and 
     dollar amount, included in continuing resolutions.
       (E) The total cumulative delay due to continuing 
     resolutions in programs funded through procurement or 
     research, development, test, and evaluation.
       (F) The amount by which the budget of the Department has 
     been misaligned either between or within accounts dued to 
     continuing resolutions, set forth by budget category 050 and 
     amount, together with adjustments for length of the 
     continuing resolution concerned.
       (c) Continuing Resolution Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``continuing resolution'' means a continuing resolution 
     or similar partial-year appropriation providing funds for the 
     Department of Defense pending enactment of a full-year 
     appropriation for the Department.
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