S.Amdt. 2782

SA 2782. Mr. BROWN 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 end of subtitle A of title XV, add the following:

SEC. 1510. DESIGNATION OF GLENN RESEARCH CENTER AS UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT LEAD IN FISSION SURFACE
POWER.

For the purpose of enhancing developmental efficiencies
relating to fission surface power across Federal agencies,
including the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, and
the Department of Energy, the Glenn Research Center of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration--
(1) is designated as the United States Government lead for
fission surface power; and
(2) shall be tasked with the national security goal of
developing and preparing fission surface power for
terrestrial deployment and deployment in space systems by
2027.
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