S.Amdt. 845
What it does: Adds SEC. 509. PROCUREMENT OF PREDATOR AND GLOBAL HAWK UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND RELATED SYSTEMS at the end of title V
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN)What it changes
1 change to S. 372 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 509. PROCUREMENT OF PREDATOR AND GLOBAL HAWK UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND RELATED SYSTEMS at the end of title V
Adds a sectionIn S. 372 · Reported to Senate
(2) Section 207(a)(2)(B) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (44 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended by striking "National Imagery and Mapping Agency" and inserting "National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency".
Inserted: SEC. 509. PROCUREMENT OF PREDATOR AND GLOBAL HAWK UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND RELATED SYSTEMS.
Inserted: (a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the actions being taken by the Department of Defense to address shortfalls in the procurement of Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and associated orbits for military and intelligence mission requirements.
Inserted: (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
Inserted: (1) A description of any shortages in available Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, and associated orbits to meet requirements of United States military and intelligence forces in the field, including for activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, Colombia, East, South and Southeast Asia.
Inserted: (2) A description of progress in developing next-generation stealth, medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles.
Inserted: (3) A schedule for addressing such shortages.
Inserted: (4) An assessment of whether or not the Department of Defense has requested all funds required to keep production lines for such unmanned aerial vehicles running at maximum capacity until such shortages are fully addressed, and, if not, a statement of the reasons why.
Inserted: (5) A description of the actions required to fully address such shortages.
Inserted: (6) An assessment of whether or not reliance on a sole-source producer for production of the Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle delays the achievement of production and procurement schedules for such vehicle, and if so, recommendations securing one or more additional producers of the vehicle
Inserted: (7) A statement of the anticipated overseas requirements for such unmanned aerial vehicles during the five-year period beginning on the date of the report, including an assessment of the extent to which long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles, whether armed or for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance purposes, are long-term and growing requirement for the Armed Forces.
Inserted: (8) A statement as to whether domestic requirements for medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles will further delay meeting all overseas military and intelligence requirements.
Inserted: (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
Original wording
At the end of title V, add the following:
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SA 845. Mr. BAYH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 372, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title V, add the following:
SEC. 509. PROCUREMENT OF PREDATOR AND GLOBAL HAWK UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES AND RELATED SYSTEMS.
(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the actions being taken by the Department of Defense to address shortfalls in the procurement of Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and associated orbits for military and intelligence mission requirements.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) A description of any shortages in available Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, and associated orbits to meet requirements of United States military and intelligence forces in the field, including for activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, Colombia, East, South and Southeast Asia.
(2) A description of progress in developing next-generation stealth, medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles.
(3) A schedule for addressing such shortages.
(4) An assessment of whether or not the Department of Defense has requested all funds required to keep production lines for such unmanned aerial vehicles running at maximum capacity until such shortages are fully addressed, and, if not, a statement of the reasons why.
(5) A description of the actions required to fully address such shortages.
(6) An assessment of whether or not reliance on a sole-source producer for production of the Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle delays the achievement of production and procurement schedules for such vehicle, and if so, recommendations securing one or more additional producers of the vehicle
(7) A statement of the anticipated overseas requirements for such unmanned aerial vehicles during the five-year period beginning on the date of the report, including an assessment of the extent to which long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles, whether armed or for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance purposes, are long-term and growing requirement for the Armed Forces.
(8) A statement as to whether domestic requirements for medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles will further delay meeting all overseas military and intelligence requirements.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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Senate amendment submitted
April 16, 2007