S.Amdt. 4658

SA 4658. Mr. WARNOCK (for himself and Mr. Ossoff) 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:

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

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

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Air Force should--
(1) continue development and fielding of the Advanced
Battle Management System (ABMS) and ground moving target
indication (GMTI) capability; and
(2) increase the ability of the Air Force to develop and
sustain air battle managers capable of conducting remote
battlefield command and control missions in support of the
National Defense Strategy.
(b) Research and Development.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall carry
out research and development activities relating to Advanced
Battle Management System to sustain and enhance ground moving
target indication and air battle management capabilities.
(2) Elements.--Research and development activities carried
out under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) Identifying necessary associated aircraft,
technological platforms, personnel, functions, and necessary
associated units to enable remote command and control by air
battle managers.
(B) Identifying regional ecosystems with advantageous
supporting base structures and academic institutions that
would complement a central location for developing and
sustaining that air battle manager capability.
(C) Assessing the feasibility and advisability of
establishing an air battle manager center of excellence to be
the processing, exploitation, and dissemination hub of
development for the Advanced Battle Management System and
associated platforms, systems, aircraft, and functions.
(c) 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 program.
(B) An assessment of the feasibility and advisability of
establishing of an air battle manager center of excellence as
described in subsection (b)(2)(C).
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