,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,reed 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,rounds1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4 ,collins1    
,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4         
,whitehouse1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,ms4       
,cortez ,masto1 and ,ms4 ,hirono7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to reauthorize the ,department 
of ,defense ,experimental ,program to   
,stimulate ,competitive ,research1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,d,e,p,s,co,r ,reauthorization ,act of  
#bjag4  #b4 ,reauthorization of         
,department of ,defense ,established    
,program to ,stimulate ,competitive     
,research  7a7 ,modification of program 
objectives ,subsection 7b7 of section   
#beg of the ,national ,defense          
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#aiie 7,public ,law #ajc-ccg2 #aj       

,u4,s4,c4 #bceh note7 is amended--  7#a7
 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and   
7#b7 as paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71       
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting before 
paragraph 7#b71 as redesignated by      
paragraph 7#a71 the following new       
paragraph 7#a73  7#a7 ,to increase the  
number of university researchers in     
eligible ,states capable of performing  
science and engineering research        
responsive to the needs of the          
,department of ,defense4  2 and  7#c7 in
 paragraph 7#b71 as redesignated by     
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting relevant to
 the mission of the ,department of      
,defense and after that is4  7b7        
,modification of program activities     
,subsection 7c7 of such section is      
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraph 7#c7 as paragraph 7#d72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7  
the following new paragraph 7#c73  7#c7 
,to provide assistance to science and   
engineering researchers at institutions 
of higher education in eligible ,states 

through collaboration between           
,department of ,defense laboratories and
 such researchers4  4  7c7 ,modification
 of eligibility criteria for ,state     
participation ,subsection 7d7 of such   
section is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph  
7#b77;,b71 by inserting in areas        
relevant to the mission of the          
,department of ,defense after programs2 
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following new paragraph3  7#c7 ,the     
,under ,secretary shall not remove a    
designation of a ,state under paragraph 
7#b7 because the ,state exceeds the     
funding levels specified under          
subparagraph 7,a7 of such paragraph     
unless the ,state has exceeded such     
funding levels for at least two         
consecutive years4  4  7d7 ,modification
 of name  7#a7 ,in general ,such section
 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsections 7a7   
and 7e7 by striking ,experimental each  
place it appears and inserting          
,established2 and  7,b7 in the section  
heading1 by striking ,experimental and  

inserting ,established4  7#b7 ,clerical 
amendment ,such ,act is amended1 in the 
table of contents in section #b7;b71 by 
striking the item relating to section   
#beg and inserting the following new    
item3  ,sec4 #beg4 ,defense established 
program to stimulate competitive        
research4  4  7#c7 ,conforming amendment
 ,section #cjg of the #aiig ,emergency  
,supplemental ,appropriations ,act for  
,recovery from ,natural ,disasters1 and 
for ,overseas ,peacekeeping ,efforts1   
,including ,those in ,bosnia 7,public   
,law #aje-ah7 is amended by striking    
,experimental and inserting             
,established4