[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 26, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3537]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2082. Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Manchin) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 
proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new 
Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science 
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub program, to require 
a strategy and report on economic security, science, research, 
innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical 
supply chain resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        In section 2116, between subsections (e) and (f), insert 
     the following:
       (f) Amounts for Next Generation Radar and Radio Astronomy 
     Improvements and Related Activities.--
       (1) In general.--From the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Foundation for a fiscal year under this 
     section, $176,000,000 shall be made available for the period 
     of fiscal years 2022 through 2024 for the design, 
     development, prototyping, or mid-scale upgrades of next 
     generation radar and radio astronomy improvements and related 
     activities under section 14 of the National Science 
     Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n-4).
       (2) Approval.--Nothing in this subsection shall amend the 
     Director's authority to review and issue awards.
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