[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3411-S3412]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 327. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2020 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;

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which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title IX, add the following:

     SEC. 906. INSTITUTIONALIZATION WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE 
                   CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER.

       (a) Manner of Direction of Business-related Activities of 
     Military Departments.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     determine the manner in which the Chief Management Officer 
     directs the business-related activities of the military 
     departments.
       (b) Responsibility for Defense Agencies and Field 
     Activities.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     responsibilities and authorities, if any, of the Chief 
     Management Officer for the Defense Agencies and the 
     Department of Defense Field Activities, including a 
     determination as to the following:
       (1) Whether one or more additional Defense Agencies, 
     Department of Defense Field Activities, or both should 
     provide shared business services.
       (2) Which Defense Agencies, Department of Defense Field 
     Activities, or both should be required to submit their 
     proposed budgets for enterprise business operations to the 
     Chief Management Officer for review.
       (c) Assignment of Responsibilities and Authorities.--The 
     Secretary shall, in light of determinations under subsections 
     (a) and (b), assign the responsibilities and authorities of 
     the Chief Management Officer (whether specified in statute or 
     otherwise), and the manner of the discharge of such 
     responsibilities and authorities, applicable Department-wide, 
     as appropriate.
       (d) Plan of Action Required.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a plan, 
     including a timeline, for carrying out the requirements of 
     this section.
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