[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 153 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4985]
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  SA 5587. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. King) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for 
himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 
7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 F of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1064. 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     programs of the Department become outdated or are replaced by 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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