S.Amdt. 4600

SA 4600. Mr. LUJAN 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 E of title XXXI, add the following:

SEC. 3157. AUTHORIZATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY LABORATORIES
AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITIES TO
COVER CERTAIN TRAINING AND EDUCATION COSTS.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (d) and (e) of
section 31.205-44 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations,
on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
director of a national security laboratory or nuclear weapons
production facility may provide grants to educational and
training institutions to cover the costs of educating
employees (including other than bona fide employees) and
prospective employees of the laboratory or facility for the
development of a workforce that meets the needs of the
laboratory or facility, including the costs of the donation
of equipment, scholarships, and fellowships.
(b) Revision to Federal Acquisition Regulation.--As soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise the
Federal Acquisition Regulation to carry out subsection (a).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Bona fide employee.--The term ``bona fide employee''
has the meaning given that term in section 52.203-5 of title
48, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).

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(2) National security laboratory; nuclear weapons
production facility.--The terms ``national security
laboratory'' and ``nuclear weapons production facility'' have
the meanings given those terms in section 4002 of the Atomic
Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)).
(3) Prospective employee.--The term ``prospective
employee'' means an individual who--
(A) has applied for a position of employment with a
national security laboratory or nuclear weapons production
facility; or
(B) may apply for such a position of employment during the
48-month period after receiving education or training under
subsection (a).
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