S.Amdt. 708

SA 708. Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and Mr. Durbin) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 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 in title II, insert the following:

SEC. ___. EXPANDING THE DUTIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING.

Section 133a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) providing the Secretary with recommendations relating
to unfunded requirements on matters, activities, and programs
described in paragraph (2), including military construction
projects.''.
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