[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 30, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S4933]
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  SA 3159. Mr. TUBERVILLE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2026 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 XI, insert the following:

     SEC. __. CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT REPEAL.

       (a) In General.--Section 129 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 129.
       (c) Conforming Amendments to Title 10.--
       (1) Section 115.--Section 115(d) of such title is amended 
     by striking ``This subsection applies without regard to 
     section 129 of this title.''.
       (2) Section 129a.--Section 129a(g)(1)(B)(ii) of such title 
     is amended by striking ``and section 129 of this title''.
       (3) Section 1597.--Section 1597(b) of such title is 
     amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``the requirements of section 129 of this title or''.
       (4) Section 2476.--Section 2476(c) of such title is amended 
     by striking ``sections 129 and 129a'' and inserting ``section 
     129a''.

     SEC. __. MODIFICATIONS TO GENERAL POLICY FOR TOTAL FORCE 
                   MANAGEMENT.

       Section 129a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``The Secretary may not 
     reduce'' and all that follows through ``burdened costs.'';
       (2) by striking subsections (c) through (f);
       (3) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (c); and
       (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, in paragraph 
     (1)--
       (A) by striking ``except'' and all that follows through 
     ``determines in writing'' and inserting ``except if the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned determines'';
       (B) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (B).
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