Congressional Record — Senate, June 25, 2020, Page S3501
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Page S3501 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for June 25, 2020, in interleaved columns, carrying amendments to the defense authorization bill. One amendment adds a section 894 requiring a briefing on funding necessary for reimbursement of Federal costs. Another provision says a program to reduce unemployment assistance among former members of the Armed Forces should be designed for the holistic benefit of participants in good and bad economic climates. A further provision asks the Secretary to designate an individual with a qualification related to concern from undue foreign influence.
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June 25, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3501
title 10, United States Code (as amended by the Department of Energy, to prescribe partment of Energy, to prescribe mili-
section 1702 of this Act), while effective in military personnel strengths for such tary personnel strengths for such fiscal
the worthy goal of reducing the need for un- fiscal year, and for other purposes; year, and for other purposes; which was
employment assistance among former mem-
which was ordered to lie on the table; ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
bers of the Armed Forces, should be designed
and carried out for the holistic benefit, in as follows: At the end of subtitle G of title VIII, add
both good and bad economic climates, of At the end of subtitle E of title XXXI, add the following:
members of the Armed Forces participating the following: SEC. 894. BRIEFING ON FUNDING NECESSARY
FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF FEDERAL
in the program, and not simply as a metric SEC. 3145. NUCLEAR FILTRATION TESTING AND
CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE COM-
or tool for employment; RESEARCH PROGRAM.
PENSATION RESULTING FROM
(4) to support and commend efforts by the (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XLIV COVID–19 RELATED SHUTDOWNS.
Department of Defense, the Department of of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. Not later than 30 days after the date of the
Labor, and other agencies of the Federal 2581 et seq.), as amended by section 3141, is enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
Government in coordinating Federal and further amended by adding at the end the fense shall provide to the congressional de-
State efforts to assist members of the Armed following new section: fense committees a briefing on the total an-
Forces in identifying civilian equivalences ‘‘SEC. 4411. NUCLEAR FILTRATION TESTING AND ticipated costs for the Department of De-
for military occupational skills, but also to RESEARCH PROGRAM. fense associated with implementation of sec-
urge the Department of Defense to ensure ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy tion 3610 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–
that the Transition Assistance Program also shall— 136) and other anticipated contractor re-
provides members the tools and assistance ‘‘(1) designate, as a federally funded re- quests for equitable adjustment resulting
for reinventing themselves during the transi- search and development center, a research from the effects of COVID–19 on the defense
tion from military life to civilian life, even center at an institution of higher education industrial base. The Secretary shall provide
when their new personal and professional not designated as a federally funded research to the committees written materials in sup-
goals do not align with their military occu- and development center or a university-af- port of the briefing that shall, as minimum
pations; filiated research center as of the date of the include—
(5) to commend and further encourage ef- enactment of this section; and (1) an accounting of amounts reallocated,
forts to incorporate metrics for compliance ‘‘(2) enter into a formal arrangement with transferred, or reprogrammed in fiscal year
with Transition Assistance Program require- that research center to carry out a partner- 2020 to cover the costs associated with sec-
ments into leadership assessments and cri- ship program to research, develop, and dem- tion 3610 and other effects of COVID–19 on
teria for promotion of commanding officers onstrate new advancements with respect to the defense industrial base;
in the Armed Forces; nuclear containment ventilation systems. (2) an assessment of the effects on the De-
(6) to encourage the Secretary of Defense ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— partment’s customary activities and mission
to assign accountability and responsibility ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to areas as a result of the reallocations, trans-
for compliance with Transition Assistance be appropriated to the Secretary to carry fers, and reprogrammings described under
Program requirements to the lowest level of out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal paragraph (1);
command appropriate and to establish uni- years 2021 through 2025. (3) an assessment of the effect of COVID–19
form, Armed Forces-wide policy on the indi- ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated on the defense industrial base, to include a
viduals at unit level who are responsible for pursuant to the authorization of appropria- specific assessment of the effects on small
monitoring compliance of members of the tions under paragraph (1) shall remain avail- businesses;
Armed Forces with such requirements; able until expended.’’. (4) a request and justification for addi-
(7) that the Secretary of Defense should (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of tional appropriations if necessary to address
seek to enhance collaboration and access to contents for the Atomic Energy Defense Act the costs of COVID–19 in fiscal year 2020 or
transition-related services by members of is amended by inserting after the item relat- fiscal year 2021; and
the Armed Forces by seeking to co-locate ing to section 4410, as added by section 3141, (5) recommendations to Congress for addi-
Federal, State, and local officials and con- the following new item: tional actions needed to assist the defense
tractors who administer the Transition As- ‘‘Sec. 4411. Nuclear filtration testing and re- industrial base in recovering from the effects
sistance Program and State and local offi- search program.’’. of COVID–19.
cials and partner, non-governmental entities
associated with the Transition Assistance SA 2033. Mrs. HYDE–SMITH sub- SA 2035. Mr. CASEY (for himself and
Program or who offer transition-related mitted an amendment intended to be Mr. TOOMEY) submitted an amendment
services in the same or proximate physical proposed by her to the bill S. 4049, to intended to be proposed by him to the
locations, when possible; bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations
authorize appropriations for fiscal year
(8) that the Secretary of Defense and the for fiscal year 2021 for military activi-
Secretary of Labor should seek to minimize 2021 for military activities of the De-
partment of Defense, for military con- ties of the Department of Defense, for
subjectivity in career readiness metrics military construction, and for defense
under the Transition Assistance Program in struction, and for defense activities of
accordance with recommendations of the the Department of Energy, to prescribe activities of the Department of Energy,
Comptroller General of the United States; to prescribe military personnel
military personnel strengths for such
and strengths for such fiscal year, and for
fiscal year, and for other purposes;
(9) to encourage the Department of De- other purposes; which was ordered to
which was ordered to lie on the table;
fense, the Department of Labor, the Depart- lie on the table; as follows:
as follows:
ment of Veterans Affairs and appropriate At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add
State agencies to work together, and with At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the the following:
veterans service organizations, to establish following: SEC. 1287. MODIFICATION TO INITIATIVE TO SUP-
in States or locales, as appropriate, local SEC. 1lll. THAD COCHRAN HEADQUARTERS PORT PROTECTION OF NATIONAL
points of contact responsible for— BUILDING. SECURITY ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS
(A) at the election of members of the (a) IN GENERAL.—The headquarters build- FROM UNDUE INFLUENCE AND
ing of the Engineer Research and Develop- OTHER SECURITY THREATS.
Armed Forces relocating to such State or lo-
cale after military service, contacting the ment Center of the Corps of Engineers lo- Section 1286 of the John S. McCain Na-
members before separation from the Armed cated at 3909 Halls Ferry Road in Vicksburg, tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Mississippi, shall be known and designated Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended—
Forces;
as the ‘‘Thad Cochran Headquarters Build- (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
(B) providing members of the Armed Force
ing’’. section (g); and
with employment, education, and other ap-
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, (2) by adding after subsection (e) the fol-
propriate information about the State or lo-
map, regulation, document, paper, or other lowing new subsection (f):
cale to assist in relocation; and
record of the United States to the building ‘‘(f) DESIGNATION OF ACADEMIC LIAISON.—
(C) coordinating services for members of
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days
the Armed Forces and the spouses who relo-
to be a reference to the ‘‘Thad Cochran Head- after the date of the enactment of the Na-
cate to the State or locale after military
quarters Building’’. tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
service.
Year 2021, the Secretary, acting through the
SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE
SA 2032. Mrs. HYDE–SMITH sub- SA 2034. Mr. CASEY submitted an Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
amendment intended to be proposed by Engineering, shall designate an academic li-
mitted an amendment intended to be
aison with principal responsibility for work-
proposed by her to the bill S. 4049, to him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize ap-
ing with the academic community to protect
authorize appropriations for fiscal year propriations for fiscal year 2021 for Department-sponsored academic research of
2021 for military activities of the De- military activities of the Department concern from undue foreign influence.
partment of Defense, for military con- of Defense, for military construction, ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATION.—The Secretary shall
struction, and for defense activities of and for defense activities of the De- designate an individual under paragraph (1)
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