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S 4853 117th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security

American Defense PLANS Act of 2022

Introduced: September 14, 2022 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text: CR S4621)
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American Defense Programs, Logistics, and Acquisitions for our Nation's Security Act of 2022 or the American Defense PLANS Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to enter into an arrangement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study of the programs, acquisitions, and budget of DOD and make recommendations regarding how DOD can ensure program development cycles and acquisition of new technologies keep pace with the rate at which DOD technologies become outdated or are replaced.

What's happening now September 14, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text: CR S4621)

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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Sep 14, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4853: American Defense PLANS Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4853/
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