[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4676]
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  SA 2346. Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. Johnson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 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 appropriate place in title V, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PLAN FOR ADDITIONAL SKILL IDENTIFIERS FOR ARMY 
                   MOUNTAIN WARFARE SCHOOL.

       (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     develop and implement a plan to establish each of the 
     following:
       (1) Additional skill identifiers for the following courses 
     at the Army Mountain Warfare School:
       (A) Advanced Military Mountaineer Course (Summer).
       (B) Advanced Military Mountaineer Course (Winter).
       (C) Rough Terrain Evacuation Course.
       (D) Mountain Planner Course.
       (E) Mountain Rifleman Course.
       (2) New skill identifiers for officers and warrant officers 
     who complete the Basic Military Mountaineer Course and the 
     Mountain Planner Course.
       (b) Briefing on Plan.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which the Secretary completes the plan under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the 
     congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan and 
     the implementation of the plan.
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