S.Amdt. 2810

SA 2810. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr.
McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2019 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:

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(2) support efforts to accelerate the integration and
transition of new manufacturing technologies and processes;
(3) identify improvements to sustainment methods for
component parts and other logistics needs;
(4) identify and implement appropriate information security
protections to ensure security of advanced manufacturing;
(5) aid in the procurement of advanced manufacturing
equipment and support services; and
(6) enhance partnerships between the defense industrial
base and Department of Defense laboratories, academic
institutions, and industry.
(c) Cooperative Agreements and Partnerships.--
(1) In general.--The Under Secretaries may enter into a
cooperative agreement and use public-private and public-
public partnerships to facilitate development or transition
of advanced manufacturing techniques and capabilities in
support of the defense industrial base.
(2) Requirements.--A cooperative agreement entered into
under paragraph (1) and a partnership used under such
paragraph shall facilitate--
(A) development and implementation of advanced
manufacturing techniques and capabilities and the transition
of existing capabilities;
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