[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2782. Mr. BROWN 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 end of subtitle A of title XV, add the following:

     SEC. 1510. DESIGNATION OF GLENN RESEARCH CENTER AS UNITED 
                   STATES GOVERNMENT LEAD IN FISSION SURFACE 
                   POWER.

       For the purpose of enhancing developmental efficiencies 
     relating to fission surface power across Federal agencies, 
     including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 
     the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, and 
     the Department of Energy, the Glenn Research Center of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration--
       (1) is designated as the United States Government lead for 
     fission surface power; and
       (2) shall be tasked with the national security goal of 
     developing and preparing fission surface power for 
     terrestrial deployment and deployment in space systems by 
     2027.
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