,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,october #aj1 #bjac4  ,amendments3      
,that the resolution from the ,house of 
,representatives 7,h4 ,con4 ,res4 #eh7  
entitled ,concurrent resolution         
expressing the sense of ,congress       
regarding the need for the continued    
availability of religious services to   
members of the ,armed ,forces and their 
families during a lapse in              
appropriations41 do pass with the       
following 7#a7 ,strike the preamble and 
insert the following3 ,whereas the      
,department of ,defense determined that 
some contractor clergy1 like other      
,department of ,defense contractors1    
were unable to perform their contractual
 duties during the current lapse in     
appropriations2 ,whereas this           
determination may have impacted the     
ability of members of the ,armed ,forces
 and their families to worship and      
participate in religious activities2    
,whereas military chaplains on active   
duty1 like all military personnel on    

active duty1 continue to perform their  
duties during the current lapse in      
appropriations2 ,whereas the ,department
 continues to analyze its authorities   
under the ,pay ,our ,military ,act      
7,public ,law #aac-ci7 with respect to  
contractors2 and ,whereas the ,pay ,our 
,military ,act appropriates such sums as
 are necessary to pay contractors of the
 ,department whom the ,secretary of     
,defense determines are providing       
support to members of the ,armed        
,forces3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 7#b7 ,on
 page #b1 strike line #c and all that   
follows through page #c1 line #b1 and   
insert the following3 7#a7 finds that   
the provision and availability of       
religious services and clergy is        
important to the morale and wellbeing of
 many members of the ,armed ,forces and 
their families2 and  7#b7 hopes the     
,secretary of ,defense is able to       
determine that contractor clergy provide
 necessary support to military          
personnel1 and would therefore be       

covered under the appropriations made   
available under the ,pay ,our ,military 
,act 7,public ,law #aac-ci74  ,secretary