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Tim Scott was mentioned in Text of Senate Amendment 5691 on pages S5075-S5076 covering the 2nd Session of the 117th Congress published on Sept. 27 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

SA 5691. Mr. OSSOFF (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1077. OUTREACH TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND

UNIVERSITIES AND MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS

REGARDING NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION NETWORK

(NSIN) PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ENTREPRENEURSHIP

AND INNOVATION AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER

EDUCATION.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be referred to as the

``HBCU National Security Innovation Act''.

(b) Pilot Program.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, acting through the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), may establish activities, including outreach and technical assistance, to better connect historically Black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions to the commercialization, innovation, and entrepreneurial activities of the Department of Defense.

(c) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the initiation of any pilot activities under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall brief the congressional defense committees on the results of any activities conducted under the aforementioned pilot program, including--

(1) the results of outreach efforts;

(2) the success of expanding NSIN programs to historically Black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions;

(3) the potential barriers to expansion; and

(4) recommendations for how the Department of Defense can support such institutions to successfully participate in Department of Defense commercialization, innovation, and entrepreneurship programs.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 156

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