,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cage  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aj1 #bjai,mr4 
,brown of ,maryland 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,turner1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,adams1   
and ,ms4 ,haaland7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to require the ,secretary
 of ,defense to expand the research     
capability of historically ,black       
colleges and universities and other     
minority institutions4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,harnessing ,opportunity to ,maximize   
,expansion1 ,capture1 and ,organization 
of ,minority ,innovation in the ,next   
,generation of ,research ,act of #bjai4 
#b4 ,national ,security ,commission on  
,defense ,research at ,historically     
,black ,colleges and ,universities and  
,other ,minority ,institutions  7a7     
,establishment  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
is established in the executive branch  

an independent ,commission to review the
 state of defense research at covered   
institutions4  7#b7 ,treatment ,the     
,commission shall be considered an      
independent establishment of the        
,federal ,government as defined by      
section #ajd of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 and a temporary          
organization under section #cafa of such
 title4  7#c7 ,designation ,the         
,commission established under paragraph 
7#a7 shall be known as the ,national    
,security ,commission on ,defense       
,research ,at ,historically ,black      
,colleges and ,universities and ,other  
,minority ,institutions4  7#d7          
,membership  7,a7 ,composition ,the     
,commission shall be composed of #aa    
members appointed as follows3 7i7 ,the  
,secretary of ,defense shall appoint #b 
members4  7ii7 ,the ,secretary of       
,education shall appoint #a member4     
7iii7 ,the ,chairman of the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services of the ,senate shall
 appoint #a member4  7iv7 ,the ,ranking 

,member of the ,committee on ,armed     
,services of the ,senate shall appoint  
#a member4  7v7 ,the ,chairman of the   
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives shall appoint
 #a member4  7vi7 ,the ,ranking ,member 
of the ,committee on ,armed ,services of
 the ,house of ,representatives shall   
appoint #a member4  7vii7 ,the ,chairman
 of the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the
 ,senate shall appoint #a member4       
7viii7 ,the ,ranking ,member of the     
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate    
shall appoint #a member4  7ix7 ,the     
,chairman of the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor of the ,house of  
,representatives shall appoint #a       
member4  7x7 ,the ,ranking ,member of   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
of the ,house of ,representatives shall 
appoint #a member4  7,b7 ,deadline for  
appointment ,members shall be appointed 
to the ,commission under subparagraph   

7,a7 not later than #ij days after the  
date on which the commission is         
established4  7,c7 ,effect of lack of   
appointment by appointment date ,if one 
or more appointments under subparagraph 
7,a7 is not made by the appointment date
 specified in subparagraph 7,b71 or if a
 position described in subparagraph 7,a7
 is vacant for more than #ij days1 the  
authority to make such appointment shall
 transfer to the ,chair of the          
,commission4  7#e7 ,chair and vice chair
 ,the ,commission shall elect a ,chair  
and ,vice ,chair from among its members4
  7#f7 ,terms ,members shall be         
appointed for the life of the           
,commission4 ,a vacancy in the          
,commission shall not affect its powers 
and shall be filled in the same manner  
as the original appointment was made4   
7#g7 ,status as federal employees       
,notwithstanding the requirements of    
section #baje of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 including the required   
supervision under subsection 7a77#c7 of 

such section1 the members of the        
,commission shall be deemed to be       
,federal employees4  7b7 ,duties  7#a7  
,in general ,the ,commission shall carry
 out the review described in paragraph  
7#b74 ,in carrying out such review1 the 
,commission shall consider the methods  
and means necessary to advance research 
capacity at covered institutions to     
comprehensively address the national    
security and defense needs of the       
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,scope of the    
review ,in conducting the review under  
paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall   
consider the following3 7,a7 ,the       
competitiveness of covered institutions 
in developing1 pursuing1 capturing1 and 
executing defense research with the     
,department of ,defense through         
contracts and grants4  7,b7 ,means and  
methods for advancing the capacity of   
covered institutions to conduct research
 related to national security and       
defense4  7,c7 ,the advancements and    
investments necessary to elevate #be    

covered institutions to ,r#b status on  
the ,carnegie ,classification of        
,institutions of ,higher ,education1 #ae
 covered institutions to ,r#a status on 
the ,carnegie ,classification of        
,institutions of ,higher ,education1 and
 one covered institution or a consortium
 of multiple covered institutions to the
 capability of a ,university ,affiliated
 ,research ,center4  7,d7 ,the          
facilities and infrastructure for       
defense-related research at covered     
institutions as compared to the         
facilities and infrastructure at        
universities classified as ,r#a status  
on the ,carnegie ,classification of     
,institutions of ,higher ,education4    
7,e7 ,incentives to attract1 recruit1   
and retain leading research faculty to  
covered institutions4  7,f7 ,the legal  
and organizational structure of the     
contracting entity of covered           
institutions as compared to the legal   
and organizational structure of the     
contracting entity of covered           

institutions at universities classified 
as ,r#a status on the ,carnegie         
,classification of ,institutions of     
,higher ,education4  7,g7 ,the ability  
of covered institutions to develop1     
protect1 and commercialize intellectual 
property created through defense-related
 research4  7,h7 ,the amount of defense 
research funding awarded to all colleges
 and universities through contracts and 
grants for the fiscal years of #bjaj    
through #bjai1 including--  7i7 the     
legal mechanism under which the         
organization was formed2  7ii7 the total
 value of contracts and grants awarded  
to the organization during fiscal years 
#bjaj to #bjai2  7iii7 the overhead rate
 of the organization for fiscal year    
#bjai2  7iv7 the ,carnegie              
,classification of ,institutions of     
,higher ,education of the associated    
university or college2 and  7v7 if the  
associated university or college        
qualifies as a historically ,black      
college or university1 a minority       

institution1 or a minority institution4 
7,i7 ,areas for improvement in the      
programs executed under section #bcfb of
 title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 the  
existing authorization to enhance       
defense-related research and education  
at covered institutions4  7,j7 ,previous
 executive or legislative actions by the
 ,federal ,government to address the    
imbalance in federal research funding1  
such as the ,established ,program to    
,stimulate ,competitive ,research       
7commonly known as ,e,p,s,co,r74  7,k7  
,any other matters the ,commission deems
 relevant to the advancing the defense  
research capacity of covered            
institutions4  7c7 ,reports  7#a7       
,initial report ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,commission shall submit 
to the ,president and ,congress an      
initial report on the findings of the   
,commission and such recommendations    
that the ,commission may have for action
 by the executive branch and ,congress  

related to the covered institutions     
participating in ,department of ,defense
 research and actions necessary to      
expand their research capacity4  7#b7   
,final report ,prior to the date on     
which the commission terminates under   
subsection 7e71 the ,commission shall   
submit to the ,president and ,congress a
 comprehensive report on the results of 
the review required under subsection    
7b74  7#c7 ,form of reports ,reports    
submitted under this subsection shall be
 made publicly available4  7d7 ,funding 
,of the amounts authorized to be        
appropriated by this ,act for fiscal    
years #bjbj and #bjba for the           
,department of ,defense1 not more than  
#e1jjj1jjj each year shall be made      
available to the ,commission to carry   
out its duties under this ,act4 ,funds  
made available to the ,commission under 
the preceding sentence shall remain     
available until expended4  7e7          
,termination ,the ,commission shall     
terminate on ,december #ca1 #bjba4  7f7 

,covered institution defined ,in this   
section1 the term covered institution   
means--  7#a7 a part ,b institution 7as 
that term is defined in section #cbb7b7 
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfa7b772 or  7#b7 any  
other institution of higher education   
7as that term is defined in section #aja
 of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja77 at 
which not less than #ej percent of the  
total student enrollment consists of    
students from ethnic groups that are    
underrepresented in the fields of       
science and engineering4  #c4           
,consideration of subcontracting to     
minority institutions  7a7 ,in general  
,chapter #ada of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#bdajt4 ,consideration of subcontracting
 to minority institutions  7a7          
,consideration of subcontracting to     
minority institutions ,the ,secretary of
 ,defense shall revise the ,department  
of ,defense ,supplement to the ,federal 

,acquisition ,regulation to require that
 the system used by the ,federal        
,government to monitor or record        
contractor past performance for a grant 
or contract awarded to an institution of
 higher education includes incentives   
for the award of a subgrant or          
subcontract to minority institutions4   
7b7 ,minority institution defined ,in   
this section1 the term minority         
institution means-- 7#a7 a part ,b      
institution 7as that term is defined in 
section #cbb7b7 of the ,higher          
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajfa7b772 or  7#b7 any other           
institution of higher education 7as that
 term is defined in section #aja of such
 ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja77 at which   
not less than #ej percent of the total  
student enrollment consists of students 
from ethnic groups that are             
underrepresented in the fields of       
science and engineering4  4  7b7        
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       

chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item3  #bdajt4        
,consideration of subcontracting to     
minority institutions4  4