S.Amdt. 3065

SA 3065. Mr. MURPHY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2026 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 H of title V, add the following:

SEC. 586. PROHIBITION ON EXPANSION OF ARMY DETACHMENT 201 USE
OF DIRECT COMMISSIONING BILLETS.

The Secretary of the Army may not expand the use of
allocated reserve billets for direct commissioning officers
supporting Army Detachment 201 beyond those filled as of July
15, 2025, until the Secretary certifies to the congressional
defense committees, and provides supporting documentation,
on--
(1) the process for identifying, vetting and recruiting
candidates into the direct commissioning programs;
(2) the proposed charter for such detachment, including
scope of tasks, how operational tasking will be made,
proposed deliverables, and measures of performance and
effectiveness for both individuals and for the Detachment as
a unit;
(3) the specific intended impacts and goals of the
Detachment in advancing technological adoption, military
innovation, or other areas of focus for the Army and the
Department of Defense;
(4) the timeline for direct commissioned officers to
complete all minimum training, including all required
training necessary prior to being determined to be fully
position qualified;
(5) processes for notifying the congressional defense
committees when participants in the Individual Mobilization
Augmentee (IMA) program are mobilized for periods beyond
their 14-day minimum service obligation;
(6) safeguards and oversight mechanisms in place to ensure
the preservation of the military chain of command, avoidance
of loss of human control, and maintenance of safety
procedures, amid the Detachment's efforts incorporate
artificial intelligence and advanced technologies into
weapons systems and operations across the Army and the
Department of Defense;
(7) processes for ensuring the Detachment's officers fully
comply with Department of Defense standards of conduct and
ethical requirements, including taking all necessary steps to
prevent any conflicts of interest from inappropriately
influencing Army and Department operations and decisionmaking
towards the financial interests of officers, their families,
or business associates; and
(8) processes to ensure officers recuse themselves from
business dealings with the Department of Defense for which
their simultaneous military service and private employment
are likely to create unavoidable conflicts of interest.
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