S.Amdt. 1912

SA 1912. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH 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:
At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title VI of
division B, insert the following:

SEC. 26__. SUPPORT FOR STENNIS SPACE CENTER AS PRIMARY
HYDROGEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING
CENTER FOR NASA.

(a) In General.--The Administrator shall fully leverage and
use the unique hydrogen expertise, fuel farm, and testing
platforms at the Stennis Space Center for testing any
federally funded program or public-private partnership
involving the use of hydrogen in space exploration, space
technology, and aeronautics.

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(b) Maintenance of Expertise.--The Administrator shall
maintain the Stennis Space Center's hydrogen expertise, fuel
farm, and testing platforms so as to support ongoing
activities associated with liquid oxygen-hydrogen rockets,
including the Space Launch System, the Exploration Upper
Stage for the Space Launch System, and any other Government
and commercial vehicle that may benefit from testing at the
Stennis Space Center.
(c) Testing Capabilities and Platforms.--The Administrator
shall invest in future testing capabilities and platforms to
support a range of hydrogen systems in--
(1) space systems (including in launch vehicles and
spacecraft); and
(2) aeronautics research and development.
(d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this division, the Administrator shall submit to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of
the House of Representatives a report that--
(1) identifies all current and planned NASA-funded programs
and public-private partnerships that involve the research,
development, and testing of hydrogen space exploration, space
technology, and aeronautics systems, including propulsion
systems, hydrogen fuel tanks, transfer systems, and
integrated systems and vehicles; and
(2) describes the manner in which each such program or
partnership is currently, or may in the future, use the
Stennis Space Center's hydrogen research and development and
testing capabilities.
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