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Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

S.Amdt. 2282

S.Amdt. 2282 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S. 1582 — GENIUS Act

Not adopted

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration
  3. Failed

What this amendment would do

This amendment changes the requirements for implementing the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 within the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.

  • It replaces the requirement for a “sufficient” number of personnel with a requirement for not fewer than 30 people.

  • It mandates that at least two people be assigned to several specific entities, including the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Department of the Army, the headquarters of the Marine Corps, and several combatant commands.

  • It mandates that at least one person be assigned to several other entities, including the Department of the Navy, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Department of the Air Force, the United States Cyber Command, the United States Space Command, the United States Special Operations Command, the United States Strategic Command, and the United States Transportation Command.

  • It adds a requirement for not fewer than 500 individual training focal points consisting of members of the Armed Forces, Department of Defense civilian employees, and Department of Defense-contracted personnel who provide advice on implementation in a part-time capacity.

  • It directs the Secretary of Defense to use not less than $5,000,000 each fiscal year from specific funds available for the Defense Security Cooperation Agency to implement the Act.