To require a Comptroller General report on redundancies, inefficiencies, and gaps in DOD 6.1-6.3 Science and Technology (S&T) programs.
What it does: Adds SEC. 1080. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS at the end of subtitle G of title X
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)What it changes
1 change to S. 1867 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1080. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS at the end of subtitle G of title X
Adds a sectionIn S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 301 for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities, up to $1,000,000, shall be made available for the completion of the study required under this section.
Inserted: SEC. 1080. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.
Inserted: (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on unnecessary redundancies, inefficiencies, and gaps in Department of Defense 6.1-6.3 Science and Technology (S&T) programs. The study shall--
Inserted: (1) focus on S&T programs within the Army, Navy, and Air Force, as well as programs run by the Office of the Secretary of Defense;
Inserted: (2) describe options for consolidation and cost-savings, if any;
Inserted: (3) assess how the military departments and the Office of the Secretary of Defense are aligning their programs with the seven S&T strategic investment priorities identified by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering: Data to Decisions, Engineered Resilient Systems, Cyber Science and Technology, Electronic Warfare/Electronic Protection, Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction, Autonomy, and Human Systems; and
Inserted: (4) assess how the military departments and the Office of the Secretary of Defense are coordinating efforts with respect to duplicative programs, if any.
Inserted: (b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2013, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).
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At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
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SA 1227. Mr. McCAIN (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 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 end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1080. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS.
(a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on unnecessary redundancies, inefficiencies, and gaps in Department of Defense 6.1-6.3 Science and Technology (S&T) programs. The study shall--
(1) focus on S&T programs within the Army, Navy, and Air Force, as well as programs run by the Office of the Secretary of Defense;
(2) describe options for consolidation and cost-savings, if any;
(3) assess how the military departments and the Office of the Secretary of Defense are aligning their programs with the seven S&T strategic investment priorities identified by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering: Data to Decisions, Engineered Resilient Systems, Cyber Science and Technology, Electronic Warfare/Electronic Protection, Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction, Autonomy, and Human Systems; and
(4) assess how the military departments and the Office of the Secretary of Defense are coordinating efforts with respect to duplicative programs, if any.
(b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2013, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1227 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
November 30, 2011
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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1227 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
November 30, 2011
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1227 proposed by Senator McCain.(consideration: CR S8015-8021; text: CR S8018-8019)
November 30, 2011
Amendment SA 1227 proposed by Senator McCain. (consideration: CR S8015-8021; text: CR S8018-8019) To require a Comptroller General report on redundancies, inefficiencies, and gaps in DOD 6.1-6.3 Science and Technology (S&T) programs.
November 30, 2011
Amendment SA 1227 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
November 30, 2011
Senate amendment submitted
November 18, 2011