[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5930. Mr. HAGERTY 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 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. ___. REPORT ON DEFENSE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING 
                   CAPABILITIES.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air 
     Force shall submit to Congress a report on identifying, 
     evaluating, and manufacturing the fundamental materials and 
     processes related to future Air Force assets operating at 
     very high velocities in extreme environmental conditions.
       (b) Contents.--The report submitted under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of current research and development plans 
     related to the materials and manufacturing processes directed 
     towards flight critical components for future Air Force 
     vehicles operating in extreme environments, including 
     operating environments of temperatures exceeding 3000 degrees 
     Fahrenheit, high aerodynamic forces, and significant 
     variations in atmospheric conditions.
       (2) An assessment of how the Air Force is prioritizing 
     early state research, development, and demonstration in 
     materials and manufacturing for extreme environments, to 
     include development of new processes for increasing 
     performance, decreasing cost, and lead time for complex 
     geometries and exotic materials needed for future Air Force 
     assets.
       (3) An assessment of efforts made by the Air Force to 
     maintain, or increase, a secure, classified industrial 
     research and manufacturing base that prevents the loss of 
     intellectual property theft to foreign entities.
       (4) An assessment of the effect of the continuation of 
     current research and development collaborations between the 
     Air Force research laboratories and the National Laboratories 
     of the Department of Energy in order to achieve these 
     results.
       (5) The feasibility of the Air Force leveraging the 
     Manufacturing Demonstration Facility of the Department of 
     Energy and the National Laboratories of the Department in 
     order to achieve these results.
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form and include a classified 
     annex.
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