,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjeh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #i1 #bjai
 ,mr4 ,rounds introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to improve policy and    
data collection in connection with      
personnel tempo of the ,armed ,forces   
and the ,united ,states ,special        
,operations ,command1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,service ,member and
 ,family ,operational ,tempo ,relief    
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,personnel tempo of 
the ,armed ,forces and the ,united      
,states ,special ,operations ,command   
during periods of inapplicability of    
high-deployment limitations  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #iia7;d7 of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by inserting 7#a7 before ,the          
,secretary2 and  7#b7 by adding at the  
end the following new paragraph3  7#b7  

7,a7 ,whenever a waiver is in effect    
under paragraph 7#a71 the member or     
group of members covered by the waiver  
shall be subject to specific and        
measurable deployment thresholds        
established and maintained for purposes 
of this subsection4  7,b7 ,thresholds   
under this paragraph may be applicable--
 7i7 uniformly1 ,department of          
,defense-wide2 or  7ii7 separately1 with
 respect to each armed force and the    
,united ,states ,special ,operations    
,command4  7,c7 ,if thresholds under    
this paragraph are applicable           
,department-wide1 such thresholds shall 
be established and maintained by the    
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,personnel and ,readiness4 ,if such     
thresholds are applicable only to a     
separate armed force or the ,under      
,states ,special ,operations ,command1  
such thresholds shall be established and
 maintained by the ,secretary of the    
,army1 the ,secretary of the ,navy      
7other than with respect to the ,marine 

,corps71 the ,secretary of the ,air     
,force1 the ,commandant of the ,marine  
,corps 7with respect to the ,marine     
,corps71 and the ,commander of the      
,united ,states ,special ,operations    
,command1 as applicable4  7,d7 ,in      
undertaking recordkeeping for purposes  
of subsection 7c71 the ,under ,secretary
 shall1 in conjunction with the other   
officials and officers referred to in   
subparagraph 7,c71 collect complete and 
reliable personnel tempo data of members
 described in subparagraph 7,a7 in order
 to ensure that the ,department1 the    
armed forces1 and the ,united ,states   
,special ,operations ,command fully and 
completely monitor personnel tempo under
 a waiver under paragraph 7#a7 and its  
impact on the armed forces4  4  7b7     
,deadline for implementation ,paragraph 
7#b7 of section #iia7;d7 of title #aj1  
,united ,states ,code1 as added by      
subsection 7a71 shall be fully          
implemented by not later than ,march #a1
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