[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 8, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3653-S3654]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4566. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title XVI, add the following:

     SEC. 1622. MARITIME INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND 
                   RECONNAISSANCE CAPABILITIES FOR THE NAVY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

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       (1) The Navy is on the verge of deploying the Triton 
     unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to the fleet.
       (2) The Triton system performs maritime intelligence, 
     surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.
       (3) The Air Force has already deployed a number of Global 
     Hawk remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), from which the Triton 
     system is derived.
       (4) The Navy should acquire maritime intelligence, 
     surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities in an 
     economical manner.
       (5) If the Navy determines that the maritime intelligence, 
     surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities currently 
     planned for the Triton system at initial operating capability 
     are not sufficient to meet its emerging needs for such 
     capabilities, the Navy should consider using off-the-shelf 
     technologies to fill such needs.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report setting 
     forth the following:
       (1) An assessment of emerging threats for which maritime 
     intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities 
     are a requirement.
       (2) A description of the plans of the Navy plans to obtain 
     such capabilities to address that requirement.
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