[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 199 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8276]
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  SA 4687. Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Hickenlooper, and Mr. Cramer) 
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 A of title XV, add the following:

     SEC. 1516. RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT 
                   SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force and 
     the Chief of Space Operations, in coordination with the Chief 
     Technology and Innovation Office of the Space Force, may 
     carry out research and educational activities to support 
     space technology development.
       (b) Activities.--Activities carried out under subsection 
     (a) shall support the research, development, and 
     demonstration needs of the Space Force, including by 
     addressing and facilitating the advancement of capabilities 
     related to--
       (1) space domain awareness;
       (2) position, navigation, and timing;
       (3) autonomy;
       (4) data analytics;
       (5) communications;
       (6) space-based power generation;
       (7) space applications for cybersecurity; and
       (8) any other matter the Secretary of the Air Forces 
     considers relevant.
       (c) Education and Training.--Activities carried out under 
     subsection (a) shall--
       (1) promote education and training for students in order to 
     support the future national security space workforce of the 
     United States; and
       (2) explore opportunities for international collaboration.
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