Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I send the amendment to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is so modified. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: (Purpose: To study the impact of commissary privatization prior to initiating a pilot program and to require a report on the Department of Defense definition of and policy regarding software sustainment) At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. REPORT AND ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL COSTS AND BENEFITS OF PRIVATIZING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMMISSARIES. (a) In General.--Not later than February 1, 2016, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report assessing the viability of privatizing, in whole or in part, the Department of Defense commissary system. The report shall be so submitted to Congress before the development of any plans or pilot program to privatize defense commissaries or the defense commissary system. (b) Elements.--The assessment required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) A methodology for defining the total number and locations of commissaries. (2) An evaluation of commissary use by location in the following beneficiary categories: (A) Pay grades E-1 through E-4. (B) Pay grades E-5 through E-7. (C) Pay grades E-8 and E-9. (D) Pay grades O-1 through O-3. (E) Pay grades O-4 through O-6. (F) Pay grades O-7 through O-10. (G) Military retirees.…”