S.Amdt. 2156

SA 2156. Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Chambliss) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 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, insert the following:

SEC. __. USE OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ONLY FOR DEFENSE-RELATED PURPOSES.

(a) Elimination of Non-defense Spending.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act may not be used for a program, project, or activity if the Secretary of Defense determines that the such program, project, or activity does not serve a defense-related purpose.

(b) Transfer of Duplicative Programs.--In the event the Secretary of Defense determines that a program, project, or activity of the Department of Defense duplicates, in whole or in part, a program, project, or activity of another department or agency of the Federal Government, the Secretary shall transfer to the head of such department or agency jurisdiction any part of such program, project, or activity that is so duplicative.

(c) Coordination on Non-defense-specific Research.--In the event the Secretary of Defense determines that a program, project, or activity of the Department of Defense involves research or development that will benefit another department or agency of the Federal Government, the Secretary shall coordinate with the head of such department or agency and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on such research and development in order to ensure that such research and development is conducted in a manner which provides maximum benefit to both the Department and such department or agency.