S.Amdt. 3508
What it does: Adds SEC. 234. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED PHOTONICS INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION at the end of subtitle D of title II
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)What it changes
1 change to S. 2410 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 234. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED PHOTONICS INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION at the end of subtitle D of title II
Adds a sectionIn S. 2410 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(2) by inserting ", or such other portion of such cost as the Secretary considers appropriate upon showing of good cause" after "such activities".
Inserted: SEC. 234. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED PHOTONICS INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.
Inserted: (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
Inserted: (1) Many applications of light-based technologies are revolutionizing advanced manufacturing, communications, defense, energy, health, and other sectors.
Inserted: (2) Further research and manufacturing will enable greater advances in defense technologies improving intelligence capabilities for the warfighter such as the capture of spectral signals from space which are vital for information gathering, the development of adaptive optics and optical communications for data transfer, and non-kinetic military solutions to minimize civilian casualties.
Inserted: (3) The photonic technology developed for defense purposes will also serve a dual commercial purpose, enabling advances in image processing, non-invasive health screenings, robotics, and improved space situational awareness for both the defense and commercial sectors.
Inserted: (4) Photonics is a key enabling technology, and further Federal and private investment in advanced photonics manufacturing has the potential to create high quality, long-term job growth while furthering national security objectives.
Inserted: (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should support the development of an advanced photonics institute for manufacturing innovation to improve economic competitiveness and national security.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle D of title II, add the following:
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As printed
SA 3508. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 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 D of title II, add the following:
SEC. 234. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED PHOTONICS INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Many applications of light-based technologies are revolutionizing advanced manufacturing, communications, defense, energy, health, and other sectors.
(2) Further research and manufacturing will enable greater advances in defense technologies improving intelligence capabilities for the warfighter such as the capture of spectral signals from space which are vital for information gathering, the development of adaptive optics and optical communications for data transfer, and non-kinetic military solutions to minimize civilian casualties.
(3) The photonic technology developed for defense purposes will also serve a dual commercial purpose, enabling advances in image processing, non-invasive health screenings, robotics, and improved space situational awareness for both the defense and commercial sectors.
(4) Photonics is a key enabling technology, and further Federal and private investment in advanced photonics manufacturing has the potential to create high quality, long-term job growth while furthering national security objectives.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should support the development of an advanced photonics institute for manufacturing innovation to improve economic competitiveness and national security.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 9, 2014