S.Amdt. 4455

SA 4455. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Ayotte) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2943, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 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 E of title XVI, add the following:

SEC. 1667. REPORT ON PERFORMANCE OF TRANSISTORS USED BY
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY.

(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Missile
Defense Agency shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the performance of transistors used in
electronic systems on platforms and systems in radiation-
hardened applications of the Agency.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) an assessment of the performance of transistors
described in subsection (a) in radiation-hardened
applications; and
(2) an identification of emerging transistor technologies
with the potential to enhance the performance of electronic
systems in radiation-hardened applications.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
annex.
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