Text of Senate Amendment 6543

On 2026-06-24, Senator Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6543" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6543

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3676] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6543. Ms. ALSOBROOKS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 end of subtitle E of title V, add the following: SEC. 549F. DEFENSE INFORMATION SCHOOL: AUTHORITY TO GRANT ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS. (a) Authority.--Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 2169a. Defense Information School: degree of associate of arts ``(a) Degree Granting Authority.--Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Commandant of the Defense Information School may confer upon a student of the Defense Information School an associate of arts degree in communications. ``(b) Limitation.--A degree may be conferred upon a student under this section only after the Provost of the Defense Information School certifies to the Commandant that the student has satisfied all the requirements prescribed for the degree.''. (b) Reporting.-- (1) Report required.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, subject to termination under paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the implementation of section 2169a of such title, as added by subsection (a). (2) Elements.--A report under this subsection shall include the plan and timeline of the Secretary to carry out such implementation. (3) Termination.--The report under this subsection shall terminate on the day that the Commandant of the Defense Information School first confers a degree under such section. ______