[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 149 (Thursday, September 11, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S6583]
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  SA 3887. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 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__. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR REALIGNMENT 
                   OF THE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
                   EVALUATION FUNCTION FOR ARMY AMMUNITION.

       (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
     fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense may be 
     obligated or expended to realign the research, development, 
     test, and evaluation function for Army ammunition away from 
     the Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition 
     or Joint Capabilities Portfolio Executive Ammunition 
     construct as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act until a period of 180 days has elapsed 
     following the date on which the report required under 
     subsection (b) is submitted to the congressional defense 
     committees.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than November 1, 2026, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report that includes the following with 
     respect to the proposed realignment of functions described in 
     subsection (a):
       (1) An explanation of whether Army personnel, including 
     contractors, would be required to relocate to a new location 
     and if so an estimate of how many personnel would relocate 
     and to what locations.
       (2) An explanation of whether the Army expects to build new 
     facilities and infrastructure at new locations to accomplish 
     the research, development, test, and evaluation function for 
     Army ammunition and, if so, identification of--
       (A) what new facilities and infrastructure would have to be 
     constructed; and
       (B) where such facilities and infrastructure would be 
     constructed.
       (3) A detailed estimate of the costs of relocating 
     personnel and equipment and constructing new facilities and 
     infrastructure.
       (4) A detailed explanation of the efficiencies, if any, 
     that the Army expects to realize by realigning the research, 
     development, test, and evaluation function for Army 
     ammunition to Capabilities Portfolio Executive Fires.
       (5) In consultation with the with the Secretary of the Navy 
     and the Secretary of the Air Force, a determination as to 
     whether realigning the research, development, test, and 
     evaluation function for Army ammunition to Capabilities 
     Portfolio Executive Fires will hinder or impede the joint 
     construct that Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and 
     Ammunition has traditionally maintained with the Navy, Marine 
     Corps, and Air Force.

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