[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4738]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2403. Mr. BRAUN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 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 STATUS OF REUSABLE HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY 
                   DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the status of reusable hypersonic 
     technology development activities, including the High Mach 
     Turbine Engine.
       (b) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall include the following:
       (1) A proposed organizational structure for management of a 
     reusable hypersonic aircraft development program.
       (2) An assessment of requirements and timeframe to 
     formalize a program office.
       (3) A cost estimate and timeline for testing key enabling 
     technologies and programs.
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