[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 146 (Monday, September 11, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5137]
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  SA 890. Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Portman, and Mr. Crapo) submitted 
an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. LIMITATION ON CANCELLATION OF DESIGNATION OF 
                   SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AS DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR A CERTAIN DEFENSE 
                   PRODUCTION ACT PROGRAM.

       (a) Limitation on Cancellation of Designation.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may not implement the decision, issued 
     on July 1, 2017, to cancel the designation, under Department 
     of Defense Directive 4400.1E, entitled ``Defense Production 
     Act Programs'' and dated October 12, 2001, of the Secretary 
     of the Air Force as the Department of Defense Executive Agent 
     for the program carried out under title III of the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4531 et seq.) until the 
     date specified in subsection (c).
       (b) Designation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     continue to serve as the Department of Defense Executive 
     Agent for the program described in subsection (a) until the 
     date specified in subsection (c).
       (c) Date Specified.--The date specified in this subsection 
     is the earlier of--
       (1) the date that is two years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of a joint resolution or an 
     Act approving the implementation of the decision described in 
     subsection (a).
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