To require a report on the use and potential refurbishment of existing operating and mothballed Federal research and testing facilities to support hypersonics activities of the Department of Defense.

SA 2257. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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 C of title II, add the following:

SEC. ___. REPORT ON USE OF TESTING FACILITIES TO RESEARCH AND
DEVELOP HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on the costs and
benefits of the use and potential refurbishment of existing
operating and mothballed Federal research and testing
facilities to support hypersonics activities of the
Department of Defense.
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