S.Amdt. 2004

SA 2004. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr.
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2016 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 G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1084. SENSE OF SENATE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AIR FORCE
MINORITY LEADERS PROGRAM.

(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) The Air Force Minority Leaders Program facilitates the
development of relationships between the Department of the
Air Force and students, teachers, and professors from
historically black colleges and universities and minority
institutions (HBCU/MI) to contribute to the performance of
research tasks for the Department.
(2) The Air Force Minority Leaders Program promotes
valuable research for the Department, increases the pipeline
of minority scientific talent for professions within the Air
Force, and strengthens the scientific and educational
infrastructure in the minority community.
(b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate to
encourage the Department of the Air Force and the Air Force
Research Laboratory to continue to invest in the Air Force
Minority Leaders Program by devoting time, personnel, and
resources to the Program in order to meet the critical
objectives of the Department with respect to defense
capabilities, science and technology, the future workforce,
and other technical matters.
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