[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5138]
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  SA 3406. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 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__. CENTER FOR DUAL USE INNOVATION.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
     center focused on space, aerospace, robotics, and other dual-
     use technologies to advance United States technology 
     development through Federal Government partnership with the 
     private sector.
       (2) Designation.--The center established pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Center for Dual Use 
     Innovation'' (in this section the ``Center'').
       (3) Elements of center.--The Center shall--
       (A) be subordinated and assigned to the Defense Innovation 
     Unit;
       (B) be assigned the necessary staff to execute assigned 
     functions, roles, and missions;
       (C) provide a physical space to enable collaboration 
     between the private sector and Federal Government entities;
       (D) be located in an area with access to innovative 
     companies, world class universities, and existing commercial 
     infrastructure;
       (E) be located outside of the Washington, District of 
     Columbia, metro area and outside of the southern part of the 
     San Francisco Bay Area known as ``Silicon Valley'';
       (F) encourage rapid Federal Government uptake of innovative 
     commercial technologies that advance the national interest; 
     and
       (G) be postured to encourage investment into dual-use 
     technologies through capital markets of the United States.
       (4) Report to congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     establishment of the Center, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a report on the elements 
     comprising the Center, a strategy for effective community and 
     industry engagement, and detailed metrics against which the 
     Center will measure success.
       (b) Coordination and Industry Engagement.--
       (1) Public-private collaboration.--The Secretary shall 
     engage with United States manufacturers of dual use 
     technology, startup companies, commercial space companies, 
     commercial aerospace companies, commercial robotics 
     companies, academic institutions, and other relevant 
     stakeholders to foster innovation and accelerate the 
     establishment and effective use of the Center.
       (2) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate with 
     heads of agencies and departments across the Federal 
     Government, as the Secretary considers appropriate, to 
     encourage participation in the Center and to enable public-
     private collaboration across all Federal departments and 
     agencies with commercial companies developing innovative 
     products and solutions.
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