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S.Amdt. 6405Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)2nd degree

S.Amdt. 6405

What it does: Adds SEC. ___. SUBCONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS FOR MINORITY INSTITUTIONS at the appropriate place in title II
Sponsored by Mark R. WarnerSen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA)
Submitted September 29, 2022

What it changes

1 change to S.Amdt. 5499

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  1. Adds SEC. ___. SUBCONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS FOR MINORITY INSTITUTIONS at the appropriate place in title II

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    Inserted: SEC. ___. SUBCONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS FOR MINORITY INSTITUTIONS.

    Inserted: (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 303 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

    Inserted: "Sec. 4127. Subcontracting requirements for minority institutions

    Inserted: "(a) In General.--(1) The head of an agency shall require that a contract awarded to Department of Defense Federally Funded Research and Development Center or University Affiliated Research Center includes a requirement to establish a partnership to develop the capacity of minority institutions to address the research and development needs of the Department.

    Inserted: "(2) Partnerships established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be through a subcontract with one or more minority institutions for a total amount of not less than 5 percent of the amount awarded in the contract.

    Inserted: "(b) Definition of Minority Institution.--In this section, the term 'minority institution' means--

    Inserted: "(1) a part B institution (as such term is defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2))); or

    Inserted: "(2) any other institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1001)) at which not less than 50 percent of the total student enrollment consists of students from ethnic groups that are underrepresented in the fields of science and engineering.".

    Inserted: (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 303 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4126 the following new item:

    Inserted: "4127. Subcontracting requirements for minority institutions.".

    Inserted: (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall--

    Inserted: (1) take effect on October 1, 2026; and

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    Inserted: (2) apply with respect to funds that are awarded by the Department of Defense on or after such date.

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    At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

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SA 6405. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

SEC. ___. SUBCONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS FOR MINORITY INSTITUTIONS.

(a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 303 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

“Sec. 4127. Subcontracting requirements for minority

institutions

“(a) In General.--(1) The head of an agency shall require that a contract awarded to Department of Defense Federally Funded Research and Development Center or University Affiliated Research Center includes a requirement to establish a partnership to develop the capacity of minority institutions to address the research and development needs of the Department.

“(2) Partnerships established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be through a subcontract with one or more minority institutions for a total amount of not less than 5 percent of the amount awarded in the contract.

“(b) Definition of Minority Institution.--In this section, the term ‘minority institution' means--

“(1) a part B institution (as such term is defined in section 322(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061(2))); or

“(2) any other institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1001)) at which not less than 50 percent of the total student enrollment consists of students from ethnic groups that are underrepresented in the fields of science and engineering.”.

(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 303 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4126 the following new item:

“4127. Subcontracting requirements for minority institutions.”.

(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall--

(1) take effect on October 1, 2026; and

(2) apply with respect to funds that are awarded by the Department of Defense on or after such date.

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September 29, 2022