[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3246]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1738. Mr. BENNET 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 appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. RESEARCH AND STUDIES RELATING TO SMART BASE 
                   TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Authority to Establish Hub.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may establish a hub to serve as a repository and point of 
     consolidation for research and studies on smart base 
     technology, including matters relating to progress and best 
     practices.
       (b) Assess and Consolidate Projects.--In consultation with 
     each of the secretary of a military department, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall assess and consolidate ongoing and planned 
     projects relating to smart base technology.
       (c) Advancement of Other Priorities.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall work with such heads of appropriate offices in 
     the Department to assess if any smart base technology would 
     advance other Department priorities.
       (d) Establishing Lines of Communication.--The Secretary, 
     acting through the hub established under subsection (a) if so 
     established, shall establish contact with the commander of 
     each installation of each of the military departments to 
     establish lines of communication to both disseminate and 
     collect best practices and lessons learned from other 
     projects relating to smart base technology.
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