[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 198 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8112-S8113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4600. Mr. LUJAN 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 E of title XXXI, add the following:

     SEC. 3157. AUTHORIZATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORIES 
                   AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITIES TO 
                   COVER CERTAIN TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (d) and (e) of 
     section 31.205-44 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     director of a national security laboratory or nuclear weapons 
     production facility may provide grants to educational and 
     training institutions to cover the costs of educating 
     employees (including other than bona fide employees) and 
     prospective employees of the laboratory or facility for the 
     development of a workforce that meets the needs of the 
     laboratory or facility, including the costs of the donation 
     of equipment, scholarships, and fellowships.
       (b) Revision to Federal Acquisition Regulation.--As soon as 
     practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation to carry out subsection (a).
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Bona fide employee.--The term ``bona fide employee'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 52.203-5 of title 
     48, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).

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       (2) National security laboratory; nuclear weapons 
     production facility.--The terms ``national security 
     laboratory'' and ``nuclear weapons production facility'' have 
     the meanings given those terms in section 4002 of the Atomic 
     Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)).
       (3) Prospective employee.--The term ``prospective 
     employee'' means an individual who--
       (A) has applied for a position of employment with a 
     national security laboratory or nuclear weapons production 
     facility; or
       (B) may apply for such a position of employment during the 
     48-month period after receiving education or training under 
     subsection (a).
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