[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 198 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8202]
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  SA 4657. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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 E of title VIII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 857. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP SHORTAGE ON 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to 
     the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives a report on the effects of the 
     semiconductor chip shortage on the Department of Defense, 
     including the effects of the shortage on--
       (1) current defense acquisition programs; and
       (2) the ability of current and future defense acquisition 
     programs--
       (A) to use state-of the-art semiconductor capabilities; and
       (B) to incorporate state-of-the-art artificial intelligence 
     capabilities.
       (b) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a 
     classified annex.
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