[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 14, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4621]
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      By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. King):
  S. 4853. A bill to require a study of the programs, acquisitions, and 
budget of the Department of Defense; 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 study 
of the programs, acquisitions, and budget of the Department of Defense.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 4853

       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 ``American Defense Programs, 
     Logistics, and Acquisitions for our Nation's Security Act of 
     2022'' or the ``American Defense PLANS Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 2. STUDY OF THE PROGRAMS, ACQUISITIONS, AND BUDGET OF 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to 
     enter into an arrangement with a federally funded research 
     and development center under which the center will--
       (1) conduct a study of the programs, acquisitions, and 
     budget of the Department of Defense; and
       (2) make recommendations with respect to how the Department 
     can ensure that program development cycles and acquisition of 
     new technologies within the Department can best keep pace 
     with the increasing rate at which technologies acquired for 
     programs of the Department become outdated or are replaced by 
     new technologies.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the study required by subsection (a).

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