[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 133 (Friday, August 1, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5235]
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  SA 3457. Mr. HUSTED (for himself and Mr. Moreno) 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:

       On page 105, strike line 12 and insert the following:
     retary considers appropriate; and
       (3) potential enhancements to existing National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration facilities needed to enable use of 
     these facilities by the Department of Defense for testing and 
     research of hypersonic systems.
       At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title II, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 2__. AVOIDING DUPLICATION OF HYPERSONIC TESTING EFFORTS.

        To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall use existing hypersonic testing facilities or 
     hypersonic testing facilities currently undergoing 
     refurbishment, including those owned by other departments and 
     agencies, for testing related to the development of 
     hypersonic systems.
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