S.Amdt. 3922

SA 3922. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the end of section 8023(d), insert before the period the
following: ``; Provided further,  That the Secretary of
Defense may waive a limitation in this subsection on the
number of staff years for defense FFRDCs that may be funded
during fiscal year 2019 if the Secretary certifies in writing
to the congressional defense committees that the waiver is in
the national interests of the United States''.

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