,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbcd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ah1 
#bjba,mr4 ,ossoff 7for himself and ,mr4 
,scott of ,south ,carolina7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide
 for outreach and assistance to         
historically ,black colleges and        
universities regarding ,defense         
,innovation ,unit programs4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,hbcu ,national ,security ,innovation  
,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,outreach to        
historically ,black colleges and        
universities and minority serving       
institutions regarding ,defense         
,innovation ,unit programs that promote 
entrepreneurship and innovation at      
institutions of higher education  7a7   
,pilot program ,the ,under ,secretary of
 ,defense for ,research and ,engineering
 may establish activities1 including    
outreach and technical assistance1 to   

better connect historically ,black      
colleges and universities and minority  
serving institutions to the programs of 
the ,defense ,innovation ,unit and its  
associated programs4  7b7 ,briefing ,not
 later than one year after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall brief the  
congressional defense committees on the 
results of any activities conducted     
under subsection 7a71 including the     
results of outreach efforts1 the success
 of expanding ,defense ,innovation ,unit
 programs to historically ,black        
colleges and universities and minority  
serving institutions1 the barriers to   
expansion1 and recommendations for how  
the ,department of ,defense and the     
,federal ,government can support such   
institutions to successfully participate
 in ,defense ,innovation ,unit programs4