[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 198 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8202]
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  SA 4658. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mr. Ossoff) 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 appropriate place in title II, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Air Force should--
       (1) continue development and fielding of the Advanced 
     Battle Management System (ABMS) and ground moving target 
     indication (GMTI) capability; and
       (2) increase the ability of the Air Force to develop and 
     sustain air battle managers capable of conducting remote 
     battlefield command and control missions in support of the 
     National Defense Strategy.
       (b) Research and Development.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall carry 
     out research and development activities relating to Advanced 
     Battle Management System to sustain and enhance ground moving 
     target indication and air battle management capabilities.
       (2) Elements.--Research and development activities carried 
     out under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) Identifying necessary associated aircraft, 
     technological platforms, personnel, functions, and necessary 
     associated units to enable remote command and control by air 
     battle managers.
       (B) Identifying regional ecosystems with advantageous 
     supporting base structures and academic institutions that 
     would complement a central location for developing and 
     sustaining that air battle manager capability.
       (C) Assessing the feasibility and advisability of 
     establishing an air battle manager center of excellence to be 
     the processing, exploitation, and dissemination hub of 
     development for the Advanced Battle Management System and 
     associated platforms, systems, aircraft, and functions.
       (c) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the Advanced Battle Management System.
       (2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following:
       (A) A timeline defining the breadth of the Advanced Battle 
     Management System program.
       (B) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of 
     establishing of an air battle manager center of excellence as 
     described in subsection (b)(2)(C).
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