[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 200 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8361]
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  SA 4752. Mr. BARRASSO 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, insert the following:

     SEC. __. STRATEGY, MARKET SURVEY, AND QUALIFICATION 
                   ACTIVITIES FOR PROCUREMENT OF ACCESSORIES FOR 
                   THE NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON OF THE ARMY.

       (a) Strategy Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     develop and implement a strategy to identify, test, qualify, 
     and procure, on a competitive basis, accessories for the next 
     generation squad weapon of the Army, including magazines and 
     other components that could affect the performance of the 
     weapon.
       (b) Market Survey and Qualification Activities.--
       (1) Initial market survey.--Not later than one year after 
     the date on which a decision is made to enter into full-rate 
     production for the next generation squad weapon, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall conduct a market survey to 
     identify accessories for the weapon, including magazines and 
     other components that could affect the performance of the 
     weapon.
       (2) Qualification activities.--After completing the market 
     survey under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Army shall 
     compete, select, procure, and conduct tests of accessories 
     described in that paragraph to qualify those accessories for 
     purchase and use. A decision to qualify an accessory 
     described in paragraph (1) shall be based on established 
     technical standards for operational safety and weapon 
     effectiveness.
       (c) Information to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Army shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
     briefing or a report on--
       (1) the strategy developed and implemented by the Secretary 
     under subsection (a); and
       (2) the results of the market survey and qualification 
     activities under subsection (b).
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