[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3549]
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  SA 2124. Mr. MANCHIN 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:

       Strike sections 911 through 918 and insert the following:

     SEC. 911. CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Charter of Duties and Authorities.--In consideration of 
     the findings and recommendations in the Independent 
     Assessment of the Chief Management Officer of the Department 
     of Defense made by the Defense Business Board, the Secretary 
     of Defense, in coordination with the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense and the Chief Management Officer, shall, not later 
     than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     issue an official charter specifying the duties, 
     responsibilities, and authorities of the Chief Management 
     Officer.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in coordination 
     with the Deputy Secretary and the Chief Management Officer, 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a report setting forth the 
     following:
       (1) A description of the issues identified, and 
     recommendations made, by the Defense Business Board in the 
     Independent Assessment referred to in subsection (a).
       (2) A description and assessment of the actions to be 
     undertaken by the Department of Defense to reaffirm the 
     independent authority of the Chief Management Officer in 
     bringing about of transformational business process changes 
     in the Department.
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