S.Amdt. 522

SA 522. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 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:

In section 865(a)(1), strike ``relevant''.
At the end of section 865(a)(2), add the following:
(F) An assessment of mining schools with a demonstrated
record of accomplishment in critical mineral research and
development.
At the end of section 865(a)(1), add the following: ``The
plan should focus on mining schools that are minority-serving
institutions (as described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of
section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1067q(a)).''.
At the end of section 865(b)(2), add the following:
(D) Supporting undergraduate and graduate students of
mining schools to participate in appropriate educational and
career development activities.
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