[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2569]
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  SA 379. Mr. WICKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REPORT ON DUAL-MODALITY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Navy, in 
     coordination with the Commander of United States Central 
     Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report on the performance of dual-modality autonomous 
     vehicles being integrated, tested, and operated under the 
     direction of Task Force 59 and Task Force 52 of the United 
     States Naval Forces, Central Command.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following elements:
       (1) An assessment of the military utility of dual-modality 
     autonomous vehicles in providing new and additional military 
     capabilities.
       (2) A summary of testing conducted with respect to such 
     vehicles as of the date on which the report is submitted.
       (3) An outline of remaining development activities required 
     to mature the desired military capabilities provided by such 
     vehicles.
       (4) A proposed profile of funding required to complete 
     development of, acquire, field, and sustain such vehicles.
       (5) An outline of the likely acquisition strategy for such 
     vehicles.
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