[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 201 (Thursday, November 18, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8512-S8513]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4821. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Warner) 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 appropriate place in title II, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. MINORITY INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE RESEARCH.

       (a) Plan to Promote Defense Research at Minority 
     Institutions.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a plan (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Plan'')--
       (A) to promote defense research activities at minority 
     institutions to elevate the defense research capacity of 
     minority institutions; and
       (B) for the establishment of the Minority Institute for 
     Defense Research (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Consortium'').
       (2) Elements.--The Plan shall include the following:
       (A) An assessment relating to the engineering, research, 
     and development capability, including the workforce, 
     administrative support, and physical research infrastructure, 
     of minority institutions and their ability to participate in 
     defense research and engineering activities and effectively 
     compete for defense research contracts.
       (B) An assessment of the activities and investments 
     necessary to elevate minority institutions or a consortium of 
     minority institutions, including historically Black colleges 
     and universities, to the level of R1 research institutions 
     and increase their participation

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     in, and ability to effectively compete for, defense research 
     and engineering activities.
       (C) Recommendations relating to actions that may be taken 
     by the Department of Defense, Congress, and minority 
     institutions to establish the Consortium within 3 years.
       (D) The specific goals, incentives, and metrics developed 
     by the Secretary in subsection (c) to increase and measure 
     the capacity of minority institutions to address the research 
     and development needs of the Department.
       (3) Consultation.--In developing the plan under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall consult with such other public and 
     private sector organizations as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (4) Publicly available.--The Secretary shall post the Plan 
     on a publicly available website of the Department.
       (5) Minority institution defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``minority institution'' means--
       (A) a part B institution (as such term is defined in 
     section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1061)); or
       (B) an accredited minority institution (as such term is 
     defined in section 365 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1067k)).
       (b) Activities to Support Research and Engineering Capacity 
     of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-
     serving Institutions of Higher Education.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 2362 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph (4):
       ``(4) Developing the capability, including workforce, 
     administrative support, and research infrastructure 
     (including physical), of covered educational institutions to 
     more effectively compete for Federal research and engineering 
     funding opportunities.''.
       (c) Increasing Incentives for National Security Research 
     and Engineering Organizations to Collaborate With 
     Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-
     serving Institutions of Higher Education.--Subsection (d) of 
     such section is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary of Defense may develop'' 
     and inserting ``The Secretary of Defense shall--
       ``(1) develop'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (1), by 
     striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) establish goals and incentives for each federally 
     funded research and development center, science and 
     technology reinvention laboratory, and university-affiliated 
     research center funded by the Department of Defense to 
     increase and measure the capacity of covered educational 
     institutions to address the research and development needs of 
     the Department through partnerships and collaborations.''.
       (d) Increasing Partnerships for Minority Institutions With 
     National Security Research and Engineering Organizations.--
     Such section is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as (f) and (g) 
     respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) Partnerships.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
       ``(1) require the core capabilities of each university-
     affiliated research center to include partnerships with 
     covered educational institutions;
       ``(2) require in each indefinite delivery indefinite 
     quantity established or renewed with a university-affiliated 
     research center to establish or maintain a partnership with a 
     specific covered educational institution or consortium of 
     covered educational institutions for the purpose of capacity 
     building at such covered educational institution or covered 
     educational institutions;
       ``(3) require each university-affiliated research center to 
     report annually on their subcontracts and other activities 
     with covered educational institutions; and
       ``(4) post on a publicly available website of the 
     Department a list of covered educational institutions and 
     their defense research capabilities.''.
       (e) Definition of University-affiliated Research Centers.--
     Subsection (g) of such section, as redesignated by subsection 
     (d)(1), is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) the term `covered educational institution' means--
       ``(A) an institution of higher education eligible for 
     assistance under title III or V of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.); or
       ``(B) an accredited postsecondary minority institution.
       ``(2) The term `university-affiliated research center' 
     means a research organization within an institution of higher 
     education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that--
       ``(A) provides or maintains Department essential 
     engineering, research, or development capabilities; and
       ``(B) receives sole source contract funding from the 
     Department pursuant to section 2304(c)(3)(B) of this 
     title.''.

     SEC. ___. FUNDING FOR APPLIED AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 
                   DEVELOPMENT AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND 
                   UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Additional Funding.--
       (1) Applied research.--(A) The amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2022 by section 201 for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation is hereby 
     increased by $10,000,000, with the amount of the increase to 
     be available for Advancement of S&T Priorities (PE 
     0602251D8Z).
       (B) The amount available under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     available for minority institutions.
       (2) Advanced technology development.--(A) The amount 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 by section 
     201 for research, development, test, and evaluation is hereby 
     increased by $10,000,000, with the amount of the increase to 
     be available for Advanced Research (PE 0603180C).
       (B) The amount available under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     available for minority institutions.
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal year 2022 by section 301 for operation and maintenance 
     is hereby decreased by $20,000,000, with the amount of the 
     decrease to be taken from amounts available as specified in 
     the funding table in section 4301 for the Afghanistan 
     Security Forces Fund, Afghan Air Force Sustainment.
       (c) Minority Institution Defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``minority institution'' means--
       (1) a part B institution (as such term is defined in 
     section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1061)); or
       (2) an accredited minority institution (as such term is 
     defined in section 365 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1067k)).
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