[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 153 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5026]
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  SA 5631. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 title XI, add the following:

     SEC. 1115. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE 
                   SERVICE POSITIONS FOR NAVY LABORATORIES AND 
                   NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTERS.

       The Secretary of the Navy may not reduce the number of 
     Senior Executive Service positions (as defined in section 
     3132(a) of title 5, United States Code) maintained as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act for any--
       (1) laboratory of the Navy; or
       (2) Naval Surface Warfare Center.
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