,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,rounds 7for himself and ,mr4 
,peters7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to modify the ,contested 
,logistics ,working ,group of the       
,department of ,defense4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,strategic ,defense ,logistics          
,improvement ,act of #bjbc4  #b4        
,modifications to the ,contested        
,logistics ,working ,group of the       
,department of ,defense  7a7 ,expansion 
of working group  7#a7 ,in general      
,paragraph 7#c7 of section #bibf7;d7 of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subparagraph3  7,d7 ,a    
representative appointed by the ,under  
,secretary of ,defense for ,acquisition 
and ,sustainment from each of the       

following3 7i7 ,the ,defense ,logistics 
,agency4  7ii7 ,the ,strategic          
,capabilities ,office4  7iii7 ,the      
,defense ,advanced ,research ,projects  
,agency4  7iv7 ,the ,office of the      
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,research and ,engineering4  4  7#b7    
,timing ,not later than #fj days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for   
,acquisition and ,sustainment shall     
appoint the additional members of the   
working group required under paragraph  
7#c77;,d7 of such section1 as added by  
paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection4  7b7 
,meetings ,such section is further      
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#f7 ,the     
working group under paragraph 7#a7 shall
 meet not less frequently than          
quarterly4  4  7c7 ,reports ,such       
section is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#g7 ,not later than ,february #a of    
each year1 the working group under      

paragraph 7#a7 shall submit to the      
congressional defense committees a      
report that contains a description of   
any shortfalls in personnel1 equipment1 
infrastructure1 energy and storage1 or  
capabilities required to support the    
operational plans of the ,department of 
,defense4  4