,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acha  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bj1 #bjag ,mr4  
,r\nds introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a
 report on ! ext5sion ( au?orities to ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,special ,op]ations ,comm&
 = ! developm5t1 acquisition1 & su/a9m5t
 ( special op]ations-peculi> te*nology1 
equipm5t1 & s]vices1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,au?orities = ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,special ,op]ations ,comm& = developm5t1
 acquisition1 & su/a9m5t ( special      
op]ations-peculi> te*nology1 equipm5t1 &
 s]vices  7a7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se %\ld ext5d to ! ,comm&] ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,special ,op]ations ,comm&
 7,,ussocom7 & ! acquisition executive (
 ! ,comm& au?orities = ! developm5t1    
acquisition1 & su/a9m5t ( special       
op]ations-peculi> te*nology1 equipm5t1 &
 s]vices t are equival5t to ! au?orities
 ( ! ,secret>ies ( ! milit>y dep>tm5ts &

 ! acquisition executives ( ! milit>y   
dep>tm5ts = ! developm5t1 acquisition1 &
 su/a9m5t ( te*nology1 equipm5t1 &      
s]vices = ! milit>y dep>tm5ts2 &  7#b7 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,special ,op]ations      
,comm& %\ld use any au?orities ext5d$ z 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 & any o!r     
appropriate au?orities & me*anisms1 to  
a*ieve ! rapid rese>* & developm5t1     
prototyp+1 & field+ ( te*nology1        
equipm5t1 & s]vices t are critical to   
ensure ! success ( ! ,comm& 9 c>ry+ out 
its missions4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an  
#abj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !     
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report   
sett+ =? ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,an            
id5tification ( ! au?orities ! ,secret>y
 recomm5ds = provision to ! ,comm&] ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,special ,op]ations ,comm&
 & ! acquisition executive ( ! ,comm& z 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 &            
recomm5dations = any modifications ( su*
 au?orities t ! ,secret>y consid]s      

appropriate = purposes ( ! ,comm&4  7#b7
 ,su* recomm5dations = legislative or   
adm9i/rative action z ! ,secret>y       
consid]s appropriate = ! provision (    
au?orities id5tifi$ pursuant to p>agraph
 7#a7 z describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7#c7
 ,su* o!r matt]s z ! ,secret>y consid]s 
appropriate4