,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bj1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,rounds introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a     
report on the extension of authorities  
to the ,united ,states ,special         
,operations ,command for the            
development1 acquisition1 and           
sustainment of special                  
operations-peculiar technology1         
equipment1 and services1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,authorities for the     
,united ,states ,special ,operations    
,command for development1 acquisition1  
and sustainment of special              
operations-peculiar technology1         
equipment1 and services  7a7 ,sense of  
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of ,defense  
should extend to the ,commander of the  
,united ,states ,special ,operations    
,command 7,,ussocom7 and the acquisition

 executive of the ,command authorities  
for the development1 acquisition1 and   
sustainment of special                  
operations-peculiar technology1         
equipment1 and services that are        
equivalent to the authorities of the    
,secretaries of the military departments
 and the acquisition executives of the  
military departments for the            
development1 acquisition1 and           
sustainment of technology1 equipment1   
and services for the military           
departments2 and  7#b7 the ,united      
,states ,special ,operations ,command   
should use any authorities extended as  
described in paragraph 7#a71 and any    
other appropriate authorities and       
mechanisms1 to achieve the rapid        
research and development1 prototyping1  
and fielding of technology1 equipment1  
and services that are critical to ensure
 the success of the ,command in carrying
 out its missions4  7b7 ,report ,not    
later than #abj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         

,secretary shall submit to the          
,committees on ,armed ,services of the  
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives a report setting forth 
the following3  7#a7 ,an identification 
of the authorities the ,secretary       
recommends for provision to the         
,commander of the ,united ,states       
,special ,operations ,command and the   
acquisition executive of the ,command as
 described in subsection 7a71 and       
recommendations for any modifications of
 such authorities that the ,secretary   
considers appropriate for purposes of   
the ,command4  7#b7 ,such               
recommendations for legislative or      
administrative action as the ,secretary 
considers appropriate for the provision 
of authorities identified pursuant to   
paragraph 7#a7 as described in          
subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,such other       
matters as the ,secretary considers     
appropriate4