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Text of Senate Amendment 5407

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On 2026-04-22, Senator Cory A. Booker (D-NJ) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5407" in the Senate. The speech addressed the environment and also covered defense. It referenced legislation: S2035.

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Text of Senate Amendment 5407

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2035] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5407. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE EXPERIENCE GAP ASSESSMENT. The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to national security, including by requiring the Secretary of Defense to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the multi- year impacts of Department of Defense civilian workforce reductions from 2025, particularly the resulting experience and skills gaps in cases where personnel losses were not offset by entry-level or mid-level hiring, and may include an evaluation of effects on mission execution, technical expertise, and institutional knowledge across critical functional areas, as well as risks to readiness, acquisition, and sustainment, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 5407 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S2035] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5407. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title III, add the following: SEC. 3___. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND RELATING TO A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE EXPERIENCE GAP ASSESSMENT. The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to national security, including by requiring the Secretary of Defense to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the multi- year impacts of Department of Defense civilian workforce reductions from 2025, particularly the resulting experience and skills gaps in cases where personnel losses were not offset by entry-level or mid-level hiring, and may include an evaluation of effects on mission execution, technical expertise, and institutional knowledge across critical functional areas, as well as risks to readiness, acquisition, and sustainment, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes, provided that such legislation would not increase the deficit over the period of the total of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. ______