S.Amdt. 3887

SA 3887. Mr. BOOKER 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 appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

SEC. 2__. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR REALIGNMENT
OF THE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
EVALUATION FUNCTION FOR ARMY AMMUNITION.

(a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for
fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense may be
obligated or expended to realign the research, development,
test, and evaluation function for Army ammunition away from
the Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition
or Joint Capabilities Portfolio Executive Ammunition
construct as in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of this Act until a period of 180 days has elapsed
following the date on which the report required under
subsection (b) is submitted to the congressional defense
committees.
(b) Report Required.--Not later than November 1, 2026, the
Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a report that includes the following with
respect to the proposed realignment of functions described in
subsection (a):
(1) An explanation of whether Army personnel, including
contractors, would be required to relocate to a new location
and if so an estimate of how many personnel would relocate
and to what locations.
(2) An explanation of whether the Army expects to build new
facilities and infrastructure at new locations to accomplish
the research, development, test, and evaluation function for
Army ammunition and, if so, identification of--
(A) what new facilities and infrastructure would have to be
constructed; and
(B) where such facilities and infrastructure would be
constructed.
(3) A detailed estimate of the costs of relocating
personnel and equipment and constructing new facilities and
infrastructure.
(4) A detailed explanation of the efficiencies, if any,
that the Army expects to realize by realigning the research,
development, test, and evaluation function for Army
ammunition to Capabilities Portfolio Executive Fires.
(5) In consultation with the with the Secretary of the Navy
and the Secretary of the Air Force, a determination as to
whether realigning the research, development, test, and
evaluation function for Army ammunition to Capabilities
Portfolio Executive Fires will hinder or impede the joint
construct that Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and
Ammunition has traditionally maintained with the Navy, Marine
Corps, and Air Force.

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