Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle J of title V, insert the following new section: SEC. 5__. EXPANSIONS OF INCREASED FITNESS STANDARDS FOR ARMY CLOSE COMBAT FORCE MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES. Section 577 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 7013 note) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking ``Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall implement increased minimum fitness standards as part of the Army Combat Fitness Test'' and inserting ``Not later than 14 months after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, the Secretary of the Army shall implement sex-neutral fitness standards that are enhanced in each test category''; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ``(21) 25C assigned to infantry, calvary, and engineer line companies or troops in brigade combat teams and infantry battalions.…”