[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5067-S5068]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5673. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Tillis) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. 
Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the 
bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of

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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 X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TEST BEDS 
                   AND SPECIALIZED FACILITIES.

       Section 34 of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (f) through (l) as 
     subsections (g) through (m), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Authority to Award Financial Assistance for 
     Construction of Test Beds and Specialized Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may, acting through the 
     Director, award financial assistance for the construction of 
     test beds and specialized facilities by Manufacturing USA 
     institutes established or supported under subsection (e) as 
     the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out the purposes 
     of the Program.
       ``(2) Requirements.--The Secretary shall exercise authority 
     under paragraph (1) in a manner and with requirements 
     consistent with paragraphs (3) through (6) and paragraph (8) 
     of subsection (e).
       ``(3) Priority.--The Secretary shall establish preferences 
     in selection criteria for proposals for financial assistance 
     under this subsection from Manufacturing USA institutes that 
     integrate as active members one or more covered entities as 
     described in section 10262 of the Research and Development, 
     Competition, and Innovation Act (Public Law 117-167).''.
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