,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ad1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,king7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require a study of the      
programs1 acquisitions1 and budget of   
the ,department of ,defense4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,american ,defense ,programs1           
,logistics1 and ,acquisitions for our   
,nation's ,security ,act of #bjbb or the
 ,american ,defense ,,plans ,act of     
#bjbb4  #b4 ,study of the programs1     
acquisitions1 and budget of the         
,department of ,defense  7a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall seek 
to enter into an arrangement with a     
federally funded research and           
development center under which the      
center will-- 7#a7 conduct a study of   
the programs1 acquisitions1 and budget  
of the ,department of ,defense2 and     

7#b7 make recommendations with respect  
to how the ,department can ensure that  
program development cycles and          
acquisition of new technologies within  
the ,department can best keep pace with 
the increasing rate at which            
technologies acquired for programs of   
the ,department become outdated or are  
replaced by new technologies4  7b7      
,report required ,not later than one    
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit  
to ,congress a report on the study      
required by subsection 7a74