S.Amdt. 1709

SA 1709. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Beginning on page 41, strike line 20 and all that follows
through page 42, line 12, and insert the following:
(8) Individuals that will grow the domestic workforce.--The
term ``individuals that will grow the domestic workforce''
does not include any alien (as defined in section 101(a) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a))) who
is unlawfully present in the United States.
(9) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the
term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001).
(10) Key technology focus areas.--The term ``key technology
focus areas'' means the areas included on the most recent
list under section 2005.
(11) Minority-serving institution.--The term ``minority-
serving institution'' means an institution described in
section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(a)).
(12) National laboratory.--The term ``National
Laboratory'', without respect to capitalization, has the
meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801).
(13) STEM.--The term ``STEM'' means the academic and
professional disciplines of science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics, including computer science.
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