S.Amdt. 770

SA 770. Mr. YOUNG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2020 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 B, of title II, add the following:

SEC.___. PLAN ON HYPERSONIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

The Committee remains concerned that more attention needs
to be focused on the advancement of fundamental hypersonic
science and technology research & development. To address
these needs, the Committee believes the Defense Department
should increase its efforts with the university research
community, which has substantial capabilities in the
technologies essential to further hypersonic developments.
Therefore, the Committee directs the Department to deliver
a plan to the congressional defense committees 1 year after
enactment of this legislation that: (1) identifies high
priority research efforts, (2) identifies organizations
designated to fund university hypersonic research, (3)
describes a plan for partnerships with universities including
establishing a consortium of willing participants, (4)
develops a strategy for workforce development, acquisition
program oversight, and basic research focus area and (5)
provides

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options for university experts to work in Department labs and
test centers on hypersonics.
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