[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5741 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5741

To require annual reporting on the on the research, development, test, 
       and evaluation capabilities of the Department of Defense.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2018

 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Khanna, 
 and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To require annual reporting on the on the research, development, test, 
       and evaluation capabilities of the Department of Defense.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Research and Development 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
              CAPABILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the research, 
development, test, and evaluation capabilities of the Department of 
Defense.
    (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to the research, development, test, and 
evaluation capabilities of the Department of Defense, the following:
            (1) A comparison of the capabilities of the Department 
        versus the capabilities of adversaries of the United States.
            (2) Identification of specific areas, if any, in which the 
        capabilities of the Department are at risk of falling behind 
        the capabilities of other nations.
            (3) An explanation of how the capabilities of the 
        Department are affected by budget sequestration and the use of 
        continuing resolutions to fund the Federal Government.
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