[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 103 (Thursday, June 18, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2968-S2969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5877. Mr. McCORMICK (for himself and Mr. Kelly) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 subtitle B of title X, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. PRIORITIZATION AND BRIEFING ON READY RESERVE FORCE 
                   MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Prioritization of Design Requirements.--The Secretary 
     of the Navy and the

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     Secretary of Transportation shall prioritize the finalization 
     of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels.
       (b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, 
     in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation, shall 
     provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional 
     committees on the following:
       (1) The status of the sealift vessel design being developed 
     pursuant to section 3546 of the James M. Inhofe National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (46 U.S.C. 
     57100 note).
       (2) The plan and timeline for establishing a vessel 
     construction manager program for Ready Reserve Force new 
     construction, including--
       (A) the anticipated procurement strategy;
       (B) the vessel construction manager selection process; and
       (C) criteria for shipyard selection.
       (3) The funding profile required to execute the 10-ship 
     newbuild program authorized under section 2218(f) of title 
     10, United States Code, phased by fiscal year.
       (4) The relationship between the newbuild program and the 
     ongoing used vessel procurement program, including how those 
     programs will be managed in parallel to maintain Ready 
     Reserve Force readiness during the transition period.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Ready reserve force.--The term ``Ready Reserve Force'' 
     has the meaning given that term in chapter 571 of title 46, 
     United States Code.
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