S.Amdt. 4065

SA 4065. Mr. OSSOFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
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 G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1064. OUTREACH TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES REGARDING DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT
PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND
INNOVATION AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

(a) Pilot Program.--The Undersecretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering shall establish activities,
including outreach and technical assistance, to better
connect historically Black colleges and universities to the
programs of the Defense Innovation Unit and its associated
programs that promote entrepreneurship and innovation at
these institutions.
(b) Report.--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 report on the
results of the activities conducted under subsection (a),
including the results of outreach efforts, the success of
expanding Defense Innovation Unit programs to historically
Black colleges and universities, the barriers to expansion,
and recommendations for how the Department of Defense and the
Federal Government can support such institutions to
successfully participate in Defense Innovation Unit
partnerships and programs.
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