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On the recordNovember 19, 2021
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to call up amendment No. 4775 and I ask that it be reported by number. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Reed] proposes an amendment numbered 4775 to amendment No. 3867. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To modify effective dates relating to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration and the Service Acquisition Executive of the Department of the Air Force for Space System and Programs) Strike section 1508 and insert the following: SEC. 1508. MODIFICATIONS TO EFFECTIVE DATES RELATING TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE FOR SPACE ACQUISITION AND INTEGRATION AND THE SERVICE ACQUISITION EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE FOR SPACE SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS. (a) Modification to Effective Date of Transfer of Acquisition Projects for Space Systems and Programs.--Section 956(b)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1566; 10 U.S.C. 9016 note), as amended by section 1507(c), is further amended-- (1) by striking ``Effective'' and inserting ``Not later than''; and (2) by striking ``as of September 30, 2022'' and inserting ``at the time of such transfer''.…
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Jack Reed
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