[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 123 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S3026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 860. Mr. CRUZ 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 in title II, insert the following:

     SEC. 2__. STRATEGY ON SOLID ROCKET DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a strategy to ensure the United 
     States remains at the forefront in solid rocket development.
       (b) Elements.--The strategy submitted pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall include strategies for the following:
       (1) Bringing new entrants into the solid rocket motor 
     industrial base of the United States.
       (2) Accelerating manufacturing technologies that can help 
     meet the replenishment needs in critical munitions.
       (3) Ensuring that competitive procurements are used and 
     nontraditional providers are encouraged to compete and become 
     qualified new entrants.
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