[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3518]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 517. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle ___ of title ___, add the following: 
     appropriate place in title ___, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. AMENDMENTS TO RESEARCH PROJECT TRANSACTION 
                   AUTHORITIES TO ELIMINATE COST-SHARING 
                   REQUIREMENTS AND REDUCE BURDENS ON USE.

       (a) Cooperative Agreements for Research Projects.--Section 
     2371(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking paragraph (1)(B);
       (3) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (4) by striking ``(e) Conditions.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense'' and all that follows through ``(A) to the maximum 
     extent practicable'' and inserting ``(e) Conditions.--The 
     Secretary of Defense, to the maximum extent practicable''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2371b(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``(b) Exercise of 
     Authority.--'' and all that follows through ``(2) To the 
     maximum extent practicable'' and inserting ``(b) Exercise of 
     Authority.--To the maximum extent practicable''.
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