S.Amdt. 4752

SA 4752. Mr. BARRASSO 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, insert the following:

SEC. __. STRATEGY, MARKET SURVEY, AND QUALIFICATION
ACTIVITIES FOR PROCUREMENT OF ACCESSORIES FOR
THE NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON OF THE ARMY.

(a) Strategy Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall
develop and implement a strategy to identify, test, qualify,
and procure, on a competitive basis, accessories for the next
generation squad weapon of the Army, including magazines and
other components that could affect the performance of the
weapon.
(b) Market Survey and Qualification Activities.--
(1) Initial market survey.--Not later than one year after
the date on which a decision is made to enter into full-rate
production for the next generation squad weapon, the
Secretary of the Army shall conduct a market survey to
identify accessories for the weapon, including magazines and
other components that could affect the performance of the
weapon.
(2) Qualification activities.--After completing the market
survey under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Army shall
compete, select, procure, and conduct tests of accessories
described in that paragraph to qualify those accessories for
purchase and use. A decision to qualify an accessory
described in paragraph (1) shall be based on established
technical standards for operational safety and weapon
effectiveness.
(c) Information to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Army shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
briefing or a report on--
(1) the strategy developed and implemented by the Secretary
under subsection (a); and
(2) the results of the market survey and qualification
activities under subsection (b).
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