S.Amdt. 2403

SA 2403. Mr. BRAUN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 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. ___. REPORT ON STATUS OF REUSABLE HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to
Congress a report on the status of reusable hypersonic
technology development activities, including the High Mach
Turbine Engine.
(b) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection
(a) shall include the following:
(1) A proposed organizational structure for management of a
reusable hypersonic aircraft development program.
(2) An assessment of requirements and timeframe to
formalize a program office.
(3) A cost estimate and timeline for testing key enabling
technologies and programs.
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