S.Amdt. 772

SA 772. Mr. YOUNG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 764 submitted by Mr. Inhofe and intended to be proposed 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 C of title II, add the following:

SEC. ___. PLAN ON ADVANCEMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL HYPERSONIC
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT.

(a) Plan Required.--Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to
advance fundamental hypersonic science and technology
research and development.
(b) Elements.--The plan submitted under subsection (a)
shall include the following:
(1) Identification of high priority research efforts of the
Department of Defense.
(2) Identification of organizations designated to fund
university hypersonic research.
(3) A plan for partnerships with universities on matters
relating to the advancement of fundamental hypersonic science
and technology research and development, including by
establishing a consortium of willing participants.
(4) Development of a strategy for workforce development,
acquisition program oversight, and basic research focus
areas.
(5) Options for university experts to work in Department
labs and test centers on hypersonics.
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