Dr. Coburn filed the following amendments to S. 3254, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013.

Coburn amendment #3107 – This amendment would require the Department of Defense to sell, rather than give away, unused equipment. Additional background, here.

Coburn amendment #3108 – This amendment would ensure that the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense obtains information from the military departments and Defense Agencies necessary to conduct defense business system investment reviews. Additional background, here.

Coburn amendment #3109 – This amendment would require all veterans who are considered mentally incompetent for purposes of assigning benefit payments, not be considered “adjudicated as a mental defective” unless they have been found by a judicial authority to be a danger to themselves or to others. Additional background, here.

Coburn amendment #3110 – This amendment would require a report on the balances carried forward by the Department of Defense at the end of the fiscal year 2012. Additional background, here.

Coburn amendment #3111 – This amendment, the Audit the Pentagon Act, would provide for auditable financial statements for the Department of Defense. Additional background, here.

Coburn amendment #3173 - This amendment reduces duplication and enhances transparency of Pentagon-funded research and requires such research be related to defense, protection of members of the Armed Forces, or care for wounded warriors. Additional background, here.

Coburn amendment #3186 – This amendment would require a study on small arms and ammunition acquisition. Additional background, here.