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program development cycles and acquisition of new technologies keep pace with the rate at which DOD technologies become outdated or are replaced.
To require a study of the programs, acquisitions, and budget of the 
                         Department of Defense.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Defense Programs, 
Logistics, and Acquisitions for our Nation's Security Act of 2022'' or 
the ``American Defense PLANS Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. STUDY OF THE PROGRAMS, ACQUISITIONS, AND BUDGET OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) 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--
            (1) conduct a study of the programs, acquisitions, and 
        budget of the Department of Defense; and
            (2) 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        of the Department become outdated or are replaced by new 
        technologies.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the study required by subsection (a).
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American Defense PLANS Act of 2022
A bill to require a study of the programs, acquisitions, and budget of the Department of Defense.
American Defense PLANS Act of 2022
American Defense Programs, Logistics, and Acquisitions for our Nation’s Security Act of 2022
Sen. Cornyn, John