[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5555 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5555

  To provide authority to use Defense Modernization Account funds for 
                time-sensitive equipment modernization.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024

  Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide authority to use Defense Modernization Account funds for 
                time-sensitive equipment modernization.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO USE DEFENSE MODERNIZATION ACCOUNT FUNDS FOR 
              TIME-SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 3136(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(5) For procuring and integrating available commercial 
        technologies and services to satisfy a joint urgent operational 
        need, joint emergent operational need, or a validated service 
        requirement.
            ``(6) For providing infrastructure to support Department 
        goals of accelerating the fielding and adoption of new 
        capabilities.''.
    (b) Limitation.--Paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (d) of 
section 3136 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), shall apply only with respect to funds made available, and 
transferred to the Defense Modernization Account, on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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