[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3224]
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  SA 1696. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 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 IX, add the following:

     SEC. ___. CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS AND RELATED MATTERS.

       (a) Requirement for Civilian Leadership of CFTs.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the leadership of each 
     cross-functional team in the Department of Defense is 
     composed solely of civilian officers or employees of the 
     Department.
       (b) Acquisition Certifications for Leadership of 
     Acquisition CFTs.--The Secretary shall ensure that any 
     civilian or senior military personnel of the Department who 
     are assigned to a leadership position within a defense 
     acquisition organization or cross-functional team possess 
     appropriate acquisition certifications (as determined in 
     accordance with the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement 
     Act (DAWIA)).
       (c) Reporting by Army Futures Command.--The Secretary of 
     the Army shall ensure each of that following:
       (1) That the Army Futures Command reports directly to the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, 
     and Technology.
       (2) That the Assistant Secretary has final authority over 
     all acquisition and modernization decisions with respect to 
     the Army Futures Command.
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