To require a report on the Chemical and Biological Defense Program of the Department of Defense.

SA 2018. Mr. ROMNEY (for himself and Mr. Lee) 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 F of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1064. REPORT ON THE CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE
PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to

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the congressional defense committees a report on the Chemical
and Biological Defense Program of the Department of Defense.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An assessment of the significance of the Chemical and
Biological Defense Program within the 2018 National Defense
Strategy.
(2) A description and assessment of the threats the
Chemical and Biological Defense Program is designed to
address.
(3) An assessment of the capacity of current Chemical and
Biological Defense Program facilities to complete their
missions if funding levels for the Program are reduced.
(4) An estimate of the length of time required to return
the Chemical and Biological Defense Program to its current
capacity if funding levels reduced for the Program as
described in paragraph (3) are restored.
(5) An assessment of the threat posed to members of the
Armed Forces as a result of a reduction in testing of gear
for field readiness by the Chemical and Biological Defense
Program by reason of reduced funding levels for the Program.
(6) A description and assessment of the necessity of Non
Traditional Agent Defense Testing under the Chemical and
Biological Defense Program for Individual Protection Systems,
Collective Protection Systems, field decontamination systems,
and chemical agent detectors.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in classified form, available for review by any
Member of Congress, but shall include an unclassified
summary.
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