[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 106 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S4466]
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  SA 856. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 764 proposed by Mr. Inhofe 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 E of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 360. CONTRACT CLOSE AIR SUPPORT TO MEET UNFILLED 
                   TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR JOINT TERMINAL ATTACK 
                   CONTROLLERS.

       (a) In General.--Due to the limited fighter and bomber 
     aircraft available for training of Joint Terminal Attack 
     Controllers, the Secretary of the Air Force should utilize 
     additional contract close air support to meet the growing 
     training requirements for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers 
     in the Air Force, including the reserve components, whenever 
     organic aircraft cannot meet those training requirements
       (b) Report.--Not later than December 1, 2019, the Secretary 
     of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
     report on the utilization of the 24th Tactical Air Support 
     Squadron and the sortie allocation to training in close air 
     support.
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