[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 7, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4481]
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      By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Peters):
  S. 4793. A bill to require a plan to clarify the roles and 
responsibilities of officials and organizations of the Army with 
respect to the force modernization efforts of the Army; to the 
Committee on Armed Services.
  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to print my bill 
for introduction in the Congressional Record. The bill requires a plan 
to clarify the roles and responsibilities of officials and 
organizations of the Army with respect to the force modernization 
efforts of the Army.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 4793

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Army Facilitating Untapped 
     Technology, Utilities, Resources, and Equipment for 
     Servicemembers Act of 2022'' or the ``Army FUTURES Act of 
     2022''.

     SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR FORCE 
                   MODERNIZATION EFFORTS OF THE ARMY.

       (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the House of Representatives a plan that comprehensively 
     defines the roles and responsibilities of officials and 
     organizations of the Army with respect to the force 
     modernization efforts of the Army.
       (b) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (a) 
     shall--
       (1) identify the official within the Army who shall have 
     primary responsibility for the force modernization efforts of 
     the Army, and specify the roles, responsibilities, and 
     authorities of that official;
       (2) clearly define the roles, responsibilities, and 
     authorities of the Army Futures Command and the Assistant 
     Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and 
     Technology with respect to such efforts;
       (3) clarify the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of 
     officials and organizations of the Army with respect to 
     acquisition in support of such efforts; and
       (4) include such other information as the Secretary of the 
     Army determines appropriate.
       (c) Role of Army Futures Command.--In the event the 
     Secretary of the Army does not submit the plan required under 
     subsection (a) by the expiration of the 180-day period 
     specified in such subsection, then beginning at the 
     expiration of such period--
       (1) the Commanding General of the Army Futures Command 
     shall have the roles, responsibilities, and authorities 
     assigned to the Commanding General pursuant to Army Directive 
     2020-15 (``Achieving Persistent Modernization'') as in effect 
     on November 16, 2020; and
       (2) any provision of Army Directive 2022-07 (``Army 
     Modernization Roles and Responsibilities''), or any successor 
     directive, that modifies or contravenes a provision of the 
     directive specified in paragraph (1) shall have no force or 
     effect.

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