S.Amdt. 2124

SA 2124. Mr. MANCHIN 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:

Strike sections 911 through 918 and insert the following:

SEC. 911. CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE.

(a) Charter of Duties and Authorities.--In consideration of
the findings and recommendations in the Independent
Assessment of the Chief Management Officer of the Department
of Defense made by the Defense Business Board, the Secretary
of Defense, in coordination with the Deputy Secretary of
Defense and the Chief Management Officer, shall, not later
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
issue an official charter specifying the duties,
responsibilities, and authorities of the Chief Management
Officer.
(b) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in coordination
with the Deputy Secretary and the Chief Management Officer,
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
the House of Representatives a report setting forth the
following:
(1) A description of the issues identified, and
recommendations made, by the Defense Business Board in the
Independent Assessment referred to in subsection (a).
(2) A description and assessment of the actions to be
undertaken by the Department of Defense to reaffirm the
independent authority of the Chief Management Officer in
bringing about of transformational business process changes
in the Department.
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