[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 212 (Tuesday, December 16, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S8791]
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  SA 4047. Mr. VAN HOLLEN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3951 submitted by Ms. Collins and intended to 
be proposed to the bill H.R. 4016, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

        On page 147, strike lines 6 through 15 and insert the 
     following:

                     industrial technology services

       For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, 
     $212,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     $175,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing 
     Extension Partnership, and of which $37,000,000 shall be for 
     the Manufacturing USA Program:  Provided, That the Secretary 
     shall, not later than 7 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, for all eligible entities (as defined in 
     subsection (a) of section 25 of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k)) in each State 
     and Puerto Rico, renew for 1 year all cooperative agreements 
     that were entered into under subsection (e) of such section 
     and were in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act:  
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall, not later than 7 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, issue under 
     subsection (e) of such section new 1-year awards to all 
     eligible entities (as defined in subsection (a) of such 
     section) that on the date of the enactment of this Act had 
     cooperative agreements that were in effect and set to expire 
     on December 31, 2025:  Provided further, That each such 
     renewal of a cooperative agreement and new award shall be 
     renewed and awarded under the same terms and conditions as in 
     effect for cooperative agreements under subsection (e) of 
     such section in May, 2025, unless requested otherwise by the 
     applicable eligible entity:  Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall execute a reapplication competition under 
     subsection (h) of such section not later than the date that 
     is 270 days before the date on which the first cooperative 
     agreement authorized under such section 25 expires after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
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