[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2035 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2035

    To terminate the Department of Defense independent research and 
development program and to replace that program with a grant program to 
                 be used for support of basic research.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 1993

 Mr. Santorum introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
    To terminate the Department of Defense independent research and 
development program and to replace that program with a grant program to 
                 be used for support of basic research.

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

SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH 
              AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Repeal.--(1) Section 2372 of title 10, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 of such 
title is amended by striking out the item relating to section 2372.
    (b) Savings Provision.--The repeal made by subsection (a)(1) shall 
not affect any contract entered into before the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT BASIC RESEARCH.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program 
to provide grants to business firms, universities, and other 
appropriate entities for the support of basic research.
    (b) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe by regulation the 
procedures for applying for a grant under this section and the 
qualifications required of an entity to which a grant may be awarded.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated for each of fiscal years 1994 through 1998 the sum of 
$1,000,000,000 for the purpose of grants under this section.

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