S.Amdt. 921

SA 921. Mr. McCAIN (for Mr. Rubio) submitted an amendment intended to
be proposed by Mr. McCain 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. ___. AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT SEA-BASED TESTING OF THE
ELECTROMAGNETIC RAILGUN IN THE JOINT GULF RANGE
COMPLEX.

(a) Authority to Carry Out Test.--Subject to subsection
(b), the Secretary of the Navy may carry out integration
testing and test-firing of the electromagnetic railgun using
an existing Navy surface vessel as the Secretary identifies
as necessary for the advancement of naval weaponry.
(b) Requirement Relating to Testing.--The Secretary may not
carry out testing under subsection (a) until the Secretary--
(1) identifies a Large Surface Combatant deemed to be
decommissioned within Fiscal Year 2018 to be used as a test
platform; and
(2) completes a study on using the Joint Gulf Range Complex
as a test environment.
(c) Test Authority.--This section may not be construed or
interpreted as an authorization for the Secretary to commence
or proceed the decommissioning of a Large Surface Combatant
or to utilize any test environment other than the Joint Gulf
Range Complex.
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