S.Amdt. 3901

SA 3901. Mr. WARNOCK submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
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:

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At the appropriate place in title II, insert the
following:

SEC. ___. ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT.

(a) Research and Development.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
continue research and development of the Advanced Battle
Management System.
(2) Elements.--Research and development under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) Identifying necessary associated aircraft,
technological platforms, and necessary associated units.
(B) Identifying regional ecosystems with advantageous
supporting base structures and academic institutions that
would complement the central location.
(C) Assessing the feasibility and advisability of
establishing an Advanced Battle Management System center of
excellence to be the processing, exploitation, and
dissemination hub of development for the system and
associated platforms and aircraft.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
on the Advanced Battle Management System.
(2) Contents.--The report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) A timeline defining the breadth of the Advanced Battle
Management System.
(B) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of
establishing of an Advanced Battle Management System center
of excellence as described in subsection (a)(2)(C).
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