[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5807]
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  SA 6286. Mr. COTTON 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. 1074. ARMY FORCE STRUCTURE BRIEFINGS RELATED TO END-
                   STRENGTH AND MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Briefings Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     provide briefings to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives on the following:
       (1) Force structure adjustments and manning guidance the 
     Army is considering or intends to mitigate the impact of end-
     strength shortages on force readiness.
       (2) Force structure changes the Army is considering or 
     intends to undertake to modernize the force to implement in 
     the Army by 2030.
       (3) Force design updates the Army is considering or intends 
     to undertake for fires and air defense forces, aviation 
     forces, armored forces including mechanized infantry, and 
     logistics support to enable contested logistics operations in 
     the Indo-Pacific theater.
       (b) Elements.--The briefings required under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) the assumptions and options being used to assess and 
     guide analysis and decisions;
       (2) options considered or being considered;
       (3) analysis conducted or being conducted to inform 
     decision making;
       (4) a description of experimentation conducted or planned 
     to inform or validate decisions; and
       (5) other matters the Secretary of the Army believes 
     appropriate.
       (c) Timing.--The briefings required under subsection (a) 
     shall be provided to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 
     February 13, 2023, or 30 days prior to issuing or release of 
     decision guidance, whichever comes earlier.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Providing the briefings 
     identified in subsection (a) shall not obviate the 
     requirement to comply with other notification requirements 
     related to force structure, stationing, or reductions.
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