[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 611. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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. 2__. SUBCONTRACTING GOALS FOR MINORITY INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 303 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 4127. Subcontracting goals for minority institutions

       ``(a) Establishment.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     annually establish a department-wide goal for contracts 
     awarded to Department of Defense Federally Funded Research 
     and Development Centers or University Affiliated Research 
     Centers that aims to increase partnerships so as to develop 
     the capacity of minority institutions to address the research 
     and development needs of the Department.
       ``(2) Each department-wide goal established pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall provide for achieving the goal through 
     subcontracts with one or more minority institutions, such 
     that a subcontract to a contract described in paragraph (1) 
     shall be for a total percentage amount (to be determined by 
     the Secretary) of the total value of the contract, but not 
     less than 5 percent of the total value of the contract.
       ``(b) Annual Reports.--(1) Not less frequently than once 
     each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the goal most recently established under subsection (a).
       ``(2) Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
     include, for the goal and period covered by the report, the 
     following:
       ``(A) The extent of participation by minority institutions.
       ``(B) Whether the Department of Defense has achieved the 
     goal.
       ``(C) If the Department has failed to achieve the goal, a 
     justification for such failure and a remediation plan.
       ``(c) Definition of Minority Institution.--In this section, 
     the term `minority institution' means--
       ``(1) a part B institution (as such term is defined in 
     section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1061(2))); or
       ``(2) any other institution of higher education (as such 
     term is defined in section 101 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1001)) 
     at which not less than 50 percent of the total student 
     enrollment consists of students from ethnic groups that are 
     underrepresented in the fields of science and engineering.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 303 of such title is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 4126 the 
     following new item:

``4127. Subcontracting goals for minority institutions.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       (1) take effect on October 1, 2026; and
       (2) apply with respect to funds that are awarded by the 
     Department of Defense on or after such date.
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