[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 5780. Mr. TOOMEY 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 D of title I, add the following:
SEC. 144. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR COMMERCIAL ENGINEERING
SOFTWARE.
4 (a) Procurement Authority.--The Secretary of the Air
Force may enter into one or more contracts for 6 the
procurement of commercial engineering software to 7 meet the
digital transformation goals and objectives of the 8
Department of the Air Force.
(b) Inclusion Of Program Element In Budget Materials.--In
the materials submitted by the Secretary of the Air Force in
support of the budget of the President 2 for fiscal year 2024
(as submitted to Congress pursuant 3 to section 1105 of title
31, United States Code), the Secretary shall include a
program element dedicated to the 5 procurement and management
of the commercial engineer- 6 ing software described in
subsection (a).
(c) Review.--ln carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
of the Air Force shall--
(1) review the commercial physics-based simulation
marketspace; and
(2) conduct research on providers of commercial software
capabilities that have the potential to expedite the progress
of digital engineering initiatives across the weapon system
enterprise, with a particular focus on capabilities that have
the potential to generate significant life-cycle cost
savings, streamline and accelerate weapon system acquisition,
and provide data-driven approaches to inform investments by
the Department of the Air Force.
(d) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of
the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report that includes--
(1) an analysis of specific physics-based simulation
capability manufacturers that deliver high mission impact
with broad reach into the weapon system enterprise of the
Department of the Air Force; and
(2) a prioritized list of programs and offices of the
Department of the Air Force that could better utilize
commercial physics-based modeling and simulation and
opportunities for the implementation of such modeling and
simulation capabilities within the Department.
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On page S5257, September 28, 2022, in the first column, the
following appears: SA 5780. Mr. TOOMEY 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 C of title VII, add the
following: SEC. 753. PROHIBITION ON ADVERSE PERSONNEL ACTIONS
TAKEN AGAINST MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES BASED ON DECLINING
COVID-19 VACCINE. (a) FINDINGS. -- Congress finds the following:
(1) The Secretary of Defense has announced a COVID-19 vaccine
mandate will take effect for the Department of Defense. (2)
Reports of adverse actions being taken, or threatened, by military
leadership at all levels are antithetical to our fundamental
American values. (3) Any discharge other than honorable denotes a
dereliction of duty or a failure to serve the United States and
its people to the best of the ability of an individual. (b)
PROHIBITION.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1107a the following new
section: ``Sec. 1107b. Prohibition on certain adverse personnel
actions related to COVID-19 vaccine requirement ``Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, a member of the armed forces subject
to discharge on the basis of the member choosing not to receive
the COVID-19 vaccine may only receive an honorable discharge.''.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. -- The table of sections at the beginning
of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 1107a the following new item: ``1107b. Prohibition on
certain adverse personnel actions related to COVID-19 vaccine
requirement.''.
The online Record has been corrected to read: SA 5780. Mr.
TOOMEY 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 D of title I, add the following: SEC. 144. PROCUREMENT
AUTHORITY FOR COMMERCIAL ENGINEERING SOFTWARE. 4 (a) PROCUREMENT
AUTHORITY. -- The Secretary of the Air Force may enter into one or
more contracts for the procurement of commercial engineering
software to meet the digital transformation goals and objectives
of the Department of the Air Force. (b) INCLUSION OF PROGRAM
ELEMENT IN BUDGET MATERIALS. -- In the materials submitted by the
Secretary of the Air Force in support of the budget of the
President for fiscal year 2024 (as submitted to Congress pursuant
to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code), the Secretary
shall include a program element dedicated to the procurement and
management of the commercial engineering software described in
subsection (a). (c) REVIEW. -- ln carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary of the Air Force shall -- (1) review the commercial
physics-based simulation marketspace; and (2) conduct research on
providers of commercial software capabilities that have the
potential to expedite the progress of digital engineering
initiatives across the weapon system enterprise, with a particular
focus on capabilities that have the potential to generate
significant life-cycle cost savings, streamline and accelerate
weapon system acquisition, and provide data-driven approaches to
inform investments by the Department of the Air Force. (d) REPORT.
-- Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that
includes -- (1) an analysis of specific physics-based simulation
capability manufacturers that deliver high mission impact with
broad reach into the weapon system enterprise of the Department of
the Air Force; and (2) a prioritized list of programs and offices
of the Department of the Air Force that could better utilize
commercial physics-based modeling and simulation and opportunities
for the implementation of such modeling and simulation
capabilities within the Department.
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