S.Amdt. 3011

SA 3011. Mr. HICKENLOOPER 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. REPORT ON COOPERATION EFFORTS BETWEEN THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE NATIONAL
AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
Representatives a report on cooperation efforts between the
Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A detailed assessment of existing forms of cooperation
between the Department of Defense and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(2) An assessment of, and recommendations for improving,
future joint engagement between the Department of Defense and
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(3) An assessment of the opportunities for exchange of
personnel between the Department of Defense and National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and an examination of
the feasibility and strategic benefits of establishing--
(A) dedicated joint duty billets for Space Force personnel
at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and
(B) rotational assignments of National Aeronautics and
Space Administration employees in Space Force units and in
the United States Space Command.
(4) An identification of potential career incentives for
Space Force joint duty at the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration and civilian National Aeronautics and Space
Administration rotational assignments at Space Force
commands.
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
annex.
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