S.Amdt. 4066

SA 4066. 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 F of title X, add the following:

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SEC. 1054. REPORT ON GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION OF DEFENSE
INNOVATION UNIT ACTIVITIES.

Not later than one year after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Defense shall provide a report to Congress on
courses of action to expand the geographic reach of Defense
Innovation Unit activities to new or underserved regions,
including the southeastern United States, with particular
emphasis on areas with--
(1) access to partnership opportunities at institutions of
higher education that conduct significant Federally-funded
research in science, technology, and medicine;
(2) access to a vibrant private commercial sector; and
(3) proximity to a significant number of major Department
of Defense installations.
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