,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,fong 7for himself and ,mr4   
,mullin7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a   
,,bill  ,to advance scientific research 
and technology development of hypersonic
 vehicles1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,making ,advancements in ,commercial
 ,hypersonics ,act or the ,,mach ,act4  
#b4 ,making advancements in commercial  
hypersonics program  7a7 ,in general ,in
 conducting hypersonics research        
pursuant to section #djaab7;d7 of title 
#ea1 ,united ,states ,code1 the         
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
7in this section referred to as the     
,administrator7 may establish the       
,making ,advancements in ,commercial    
,hypersonics ,program 7in this section  
referred to as the ,program7 to         

facilitate opportunities for testing of 
high-speed aircraft and other           
technologies that advance scientific    
research and technology development     
related to hypersonic aircraft4  7b7    
,limitation ,the ,program may not fund  
the development of technologies that are
 supported by the testing described in  
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,strategic plan    
,not later than #fj days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,administrator1 acting through the      
,aeronautics ,research ,mission         
,directorate1 shall develop a strategic 
plan for activities under subsection 7a7
 that aligns with the hypersonic        
research roadmap required under section 
#fjc of the ,national ,aeronautics and  
,space ,administration ,transition      
,authorization ,act of #bjag 7,public   
,law #aae-aj2 #ea ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcjb      
note74  7d7 ,coordination1 consultation1
 and collaboration  7#a7 ,coordination  
,the ,administrator shall ensure        
coordination between the ,aeronautics   

,research ,mission ,directorate and     
other ,mission ,directorates1 as        
appropriate1 to identify technologies   
eligible for testing opportunities under
 the ,program4  7#b7 ,consultation2     
collaboration ,the ,administrator shall 
consult and seek to collaborate1 as     
appropriate1 with the ,secretary of     
,defense and the ,administrator of the  
,federal ,aviation ,administration on   
activities related to the ,program1     
including development1 testing1 and     
evaluation of high-speed aircraft and   
related technologies4  7e7 ,report ,the 
,administrator shall submit to the      
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology and the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 and the ,committee on ,armed ,services 
of the ,senate-- 7#a7 not later than #ij
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 a report that-- 7,a7        
describes activities of the ,program2   

and  7,b7 includes the strategic plan   
required under subsection 7c72 and  7#b7
 not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act and       
annually thereafter1 a report describing
 progress in carrying out the ,program1 
including regarding the number and type 
of testing opportunities carried out in 
the previous fiscal year and planned for
 the upcoming fiscal year4  7f7         
,research security ,nothing in this     
section authorizes the ,administrator to
 develop1 implement1 or execute an      
agreement related to technologies under 
this section with any entity of concern1
 a foreign business entity1 or a foreign
 country of concern4  7g7 ,definitions  
,in this section-- 7#a7 ,entity of      
concern ,the term entity of concern has 
the meaning given such term in section  
#ajaad of the ,research and             
,development1 ,competition1 and         
,innovation ,act 7,public ,law #aag-afg2
 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahiab74  7#b7 ,foreign  
business entity ,the term foreign       

business entity means an entity that is 
majority-owned or majority-controlled   
7as such term is defined in section     
#hjj4bjh of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations1 or a successor           
regulation71 or minority owned greater  
than #be percent by-- 7,a7 any          
governmental organization of a foreign  
country of concern2 or  7,b7 any other  
entity that is-- 7i7 known to be owned  
or controlled by any governmental       
organization of a foreign country of    
concern2 or  7ii7 organized under1 or   
otherwise subject to1 the laws of a     
foreign country of concern4  7#c7       
,foreign country of concern ,the term   
foreign country of concern has the      
meaning given such term in section #iija
 of title ,,xcix of division ,h of the  
,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry         
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#dfea74  7#d7 ,high-speed aircraft ,the 
term high-speed aircraft has the meaning
 given such term in section #ajji of the

 ,federal ,aviation ,reauthorization    
,act of #bjbd 7,public ,law #aah-fc2 #di
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ddgja note74