S.Amdt. 6285

SA 6285. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 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. ___. PRIVATELY FUNDED DUAL-USE INNOVATION EXCHANGES.

(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may leverage
existing, privately funded dual-use innovation exchange
organizations that facilitate collaboration among Department
of Defense personnel, nontraditional defense contractors,
manufacturing and infrastructure partners, and private
capital providers to accelerate the transition of
commercially developed technologies into defense
applications.
(b) Requirements.--In carrying out activities under this
section, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable--
(1) use authorities and programs that were in effect on the
day before the date of the enactment of this Act; and
(2) avoid duplication of Department manufacturing,
acquisition, or industrial base activities.
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