[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3912]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2871. Mr. YOUNG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) 
to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 
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 D of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1037. SEMI-ANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON THE CONVENTIONAL PROMPT 
                   STRIKE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Not later than October 1, 2018, and on a 
     semi-annual basis thereafter through October 1, 2022, the 
     Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 
     shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
     briefing on the Conventional Prompt Strike program.
       (b) Elements.--Each briefing on the Conventional Prompt 
     Strike program under subsection (a) shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A current overview of the schedule for the program.
       (2) A current assessment of the status of the program with 
     respect to each of the following:
       (A) Mobility.
       (B) Survivability.
       (C) Lethality,
       (D) Ability to hold high value, time sensitive, highly 
     defended targets at risk.
       (E) Options, with cost estimates, for accelerating delivery 
     of initial capability.
       (3) Any currently proposed change in the service leadership 
     of the program, including a detailed justification of any 
     such change.
       (c) Limitation on Change in Service Leadership.--No funds 
     available to the Department of Defense may be used to change 
     the service leadership of the Conventional Prompt Strike 
     program until a briefing on each element in subsection (b), 
     including the element in paragraph (3) of that subsection on 
     a proposed change in the service leadership of the program, 
     has been provided to the congressional defense committees.
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