S.Amdt. 517

SA 517. Mr. KING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him 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; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle ___ of title ___, add the following:
appropriate place in title ___, insert the following:

SEC. ___. AMENDMENTS TO RESEARCH PROJECT TRANSACTION
AUTHORITIES TO ELIMINATE COST-SHARING
REQUIREMENTS AND REDUCE BURDENS ON USE.

(a) Cooperative Agreements for Research Projects.--Section
2371(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (2);
(2) by striking paragraph (1)(B);
(3) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a period; and
(4) by striking ``(e) Conditions.--(1) The Secretary of
Defense'' and all that follows through ``(A) to the maximum
extent practicable'' and inserting ``(e) Conditions.--The
Secretary of Defense, to the maximum extent practicable''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2371b(b) of title 10,
United States Code, is amended by striking ``(b) Exercise of
Authority.--'' and all that follows through ``(2) To the
maximum extent practicable'' and inserting ``(b) Exercise of
Authority.--To the maximum extent practicable''.
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