[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 190 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7519]
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  SA 4065. Mr. OSSOFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to 
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1064. OUTREACH TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND 
                   UNIVERSITIES REGARDING DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT 
                   PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND 
                   INNOVATION AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

       (a) Pilot Program.--The Undersecretary of Defense for 
     Research and Engineering shall establish activities, 
     including outreach and technical assistance, to better 
     connect historically Black colleges and universities to the 
     programs of the Defense Innovation Unit and its associated 
     programs that promote entrepreneurship and innovation at 
     these institutions.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
     results of the activities conducted under subsection (a), 
     including the results of outreach efforts, the success of 
     expanding Defense Innovation Unit programs to historically 
     Black colleges and universities, the barriers to expansion, 
     and recommendations for how the Department of Defense and the 
     Federal Government can support such institutions to 
     successfully participate in Defense Innovation Unit 
     partnerships and programs.
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