[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5691]
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SA 6147. Mr. KELLY 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:
Beginning on page 549, strike line 21 and all that follows
through page 554, line 4, and insert the following:
(a) Modification of Regional Defense Combating Terrorism
and Irregular Warfare Fellowship Program.--
(1) In general.--Section 345 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking ``Regional Defense
Combating Terrorism and Irregular Warfare Fellowship
Program'' and inserting ``Irregular Warfare Education'';
(B) in subsection (a)--
(i) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Program
Authorized'' and inserting ``Authority'';
(ii) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by inserting ``operate and administer a Center for
Security Studies in Irregular Warfare and'' after ``The
Secretary of Defense may'';
(iii) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) Covered costs.--
``(A) In general.--Costs for which payment may be made
under this section include the costs of--
``(i) transportation, travel, and subsistence costs of
foreign national personnel and United States governmental
personnel necessary for administration and execution of the
authority granted to the Secretary of Defense under this
section;
``(ii) strategic engagement with alumni of the program
referred to in paragraph (1) to address Department of Defense
objectives and planning on irregular warfare and combating
terrorism topics; and
``(iii) administration and operation of the Irregular
Warfare Center, including expenses associated with--
``(I) research, communication, the exchange of ideas,
curriculum development and review, and training of military
and civilian participants of the United States and other
countries, as the Secretary considers necessary; and
``(II) maintaining an international network of irregular
warfare policymakers and practitioners to achieve the
objectives of the Department of Defense and the Department of
State.
``(B) Payment by others permitted.--Payment of costs
described in subparagraph (A)(i) may be made by the Secretary
of Defense, the foreign national participant, the government
of such participant, or by the head of any other Federal
department or agency.''; and
(iv) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
``(3) Designations.--
``(A) Center.--The center authorized by this section shall
be known as the `Irregular Warfare Center'.
``(B) Program.--The program authorized by this section
shall be known as the `Regional Defense Combating Terrorism
and Irregular Warfare Fellowship Program'.'';
(C) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections
(e) and (g), respectively;
(D) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
paragraphs (c) and (d):
``(c) Employment and Compensation of Faculty.--With respect
to the Irregular Warfare Center--
``(1) the Secretary of Defense may employ a Director, a
Deputy Director, and such civilians as professors,
instructors, and lecturers, as the Secretary considers
necessary; and
``(2) compensation of individuals employed under this
section shall be as prescribed by the Secretary.
``(d) Partnership With Institution of Higher Education.--
``(1) In general.--In operating the Irregular Warfare
Center, to promote integration throughout the United States
Government and civil society across the full spectrum of
Irregular Warfare competition and conflict challenges, the
Secretary of Defense shall partner with an institution of
higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).
``(2) Types of partnerships.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary may--
``(i) establish a partnership under paragraph (1) by--
``(I) entering into a contract, a cooperative agreement, or
an intergovernmental support agreement pursuant to section
2679; or
``(II) awarding a grant; and
``(ii) enter into such a contract, cooperative agreement,
or intergovernmental support agreement, or award such a
grant, through the Defense Security Cooperation University.
``(B) Role of defense security cooperation university.--The
Defense Security Cooperation University shall be considered
to be a Government-operated Federal laboratory for purposes
of section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation
Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710A).'';
(E) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, in the first
sentence, by striking ``$35,000,000'' and inserting
``$40,000,000''; and
(F) by inserting after subsection (e), as so redesignated,
the following new subsection:
``(f) Annual Review.--The Secretary of Defense--
``(1) shall conduct an annual review of the structure and
activities of the Irregular Warfare Center and the program
referred to in subsection (a) to determine whether such
structure and activities are appropriately aligned with the
strategic priorities of the Department of Defense and the
applicable combatant commands; and
``(2) may, after an annual review under paragraph (1),
revise the relevant structure and activities so as to more
appropriately align such structure and activities with the
strategic priorities and combatant commands.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of subchapter V of chapter 16 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 345 and inserting the following:
``345. Irregular Warfare Education.''.
(b) Plan for Irregular Warfare Center.--
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