S.Amdt. 1696

SA 1696. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 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 D of title IX, add the following:

SEC. ___. CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAMS AND RELATED MATTERS.

(a) Requirement for Civilian Leadership of CFTs.--The
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the leadership of each
cross-functional team in the Department of Defense is
composed solely of civilian officers or employees of the
Department.
(b) Acquisition Certifications for Leadership of
Acquisition CFTs.--The Secretary shall ensure that any
civilian or senior military personnel of the Department who
are assigned to a leadership position within a defense
acquisition organization or cross-functional team possess
appropriate acquisition certifications (as determined in
accordance with the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement
Act (DAWIA)).
(c) Reporting by Army Futures Command.--The Secretary of
the Army shall ensure each of that following:
(1) That the Army Futures Command reports directly to the
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics,
and Technology.
(2) That the Assistant Secretary has final authority over
all acquisition and modernization decisions with respect to
the Army Futures Command.
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