S.Amdt. 327

SA 327. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2020 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;

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which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle A of title IX, add the following:

SEC. 906. INSTITUTIONALIZATION WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE
CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER.

(a) Manner of Direction of Business-related Activities of
Military Departments.--The Secretary of Defense shall
determine the manner in which the Chief Management Officer
directs the business-related activities of the military
departments.
(b) Responsibility for Defense Agencies and Field
Activities.--The Secretary shall determine the
responsibilities and authorities, if any, of the Chief
Management Officer for the Defense Agencies and the
Department of Defense Field Activities, including a
determination as to the following:
(1) Whether one or more additional Defense Agencies,
Department of Defense Field Activities, or both should
provide shared business services.
(2) Which Defense Agencies, Department of Defense Field
Activities, or both should be required to submit their
proposed budgets for enterprise business operations to the
Chief Management Officer for review.
(c) Assignment of Responsibilities and Authorities.--The
Secretary shall, in light of determinations under subsections
(a) and (b), assign the responsibilities and authorities of
the Chief Management Officer (whether specified in statute or
otherwise), and the manner of the discharge of such
responsibilities and authorities, applicable Department-wide,
as appropriate.
(d) Plan of Action Required.--Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan,
including a timeline, for carrying out the requirements of
this section.
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