[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 190 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7519-S7520]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4066. 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 F of title X, add the following:

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     SEC. 1054. REPORT ON GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION OF DEFENSE 
                   INNOVATION UNIT ACTIVITIES.

       Not later than one year after enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide a report to Congress on 
     courses of action to expand the geographic reach of Defense 
     Innovation Unit activities to new or underserved regions, 
     including the southeastern United States, with particular 
     emphasis on areas with--
       (1) access to partnership opportunities at institutions of 
     higher education that conduct significant Federally-funded 
     research in science, technology, and medicine;
       (2) access to a vibrant private commercial sector; and
       (3) proximity to a significant number of major Department 
     of Defense installations.
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