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S.Amdt. 6006Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)2nd degree

S.Amdt. 6006

What it does: Adds SEC. ___. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CONSIDERATION OF POWERED EXOSKELETONS AND HUMAN CONTROLLED ROBOTS FOR HEAVY LIFT SUSTAINMENT TASKS at the appropriate place in title II
Sponsored by Mike LeeSen. Mike Lee (R-UT)
Submitted September 28, 2022

What it changes

1 change to S.Amdt. 5499

Adds a section

  1. Adds SEC. ___. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CONSIDERATION OF POWERED EXOSKELETONS AND HUMAN CONTROLLED ROBOTS FOR HEAVY LIFT SUSTAINMENT TASKS at the appropriate place in title II

    Adds a section

    Inserted: SEC. ___. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CONSIDERATION OF POWERED EXOSKELETONS AND HUMAN CONTROLLED ROBOTS FOR HEAVY LIFT SUSTAINMENT TASKS.

    Inserted: Whenever the Secretary of Defense evaluates the research and development of emerging war-fighting technologies, the Secretary shall consider the use of full-body, autonomously powered exoskeletons and semi-autonomous or tele-operated single or dual-armed, human controlled robots used for heavy lift sustainment tasks.

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    Original wording

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

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As printed

SA 6006. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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. ___. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CONSIDERATION OF POWERED EXOSKELETONS AND HUMAN CONTROLLED ROBOTS FOR HEAVY LIFT SUSTAINMENT TASKS.

Whenever the Secretary of Defense evaluates the research and development of emerging war-fighting technologies, the Secretary shall consider the use of full-body, autonomously powered exoskeletons and semi-autonomous or tele-operated single or dual-armed, human controlled robots used for heavy lift sustainment tasks.

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September 28, 2022