S.Amdt. 2082

SA 2082. Mr. LUJAN (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Manchin)
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:

In section 2116, between subsections (e) and (f), insert
the following:
(f) Amounts for Next Generation Radar and Radio Astronomy
Improvements and Related Activities.--
(1) In general.--From the amounts authorized to be
appropriated to the Foundation for a fiscal year under this
section, $176,000,000 shall be made available for the period
of fiscal years 2022 through 2024 for the design,
development, prototyping, or mid-scale upgrades of next
generation radar and radio astronomy improvements and related
activities under section 14 of the National Science
Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n-4).
(2) Approval.--Nothing in this subsection shall amend the
Director's authority to review and issue awards.
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