[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 11, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S6563]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6457. Mr. REED (for Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Scott of South 
Carolina)) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment 
SA 5499 proposed by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) to the bill 
H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense and 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 G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1077. OUTREACH TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND 
                   UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS 
                   REGARDING NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION NETWORK 
                   (NSIN) PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURSHIP 
                   AND INNOVATION AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
                   EDUCATION.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be referred to as the 
     ``HBCU National Security Innovation Act''.
       (b) Pilot Program.--The Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Research and Engineering, acting through the National 
     Security Innovation Network (NSIN), may establish activities, 
     including outreach and technical assistance, to better 
     connect historically Black colleges and universities and 
     minority serving institutions (as described in section 371 of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q)) to the 
     commercialization, innovation, and entrepreneurial activities 
     of the Department of Defense.
       (c) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the initiation 
     of any pilot activities under subsection (b), the Secretary 
     of Defense shall brief the congressional defense committees 
     on the results of any activities conducted under the 
     aforementioned pilot program, including--
       (1) the results of outreach efforts;
       (2) the success of expanding NSIN programs to historically 
     Black colleges and universities and minority serving 
     institutions;
       (3) the potential barriers to expansion; and
       (4) recommendations for how the Department of Defense can 
     support such institutions to successfully participate in 
     Department of Defense commercialization, innovation, and 
     entrepreneurship programs.
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