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Mark Kelly (D-AZ)

S.Amdt. 3521

S.Amdt. 3521 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S. 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

The purpose of this amendment, submitted by Mr. Kelly and Mr. Gallego, is to add a section titled "Enhancement of Space Domain Awareness Through Ground-Based Sensor Development" to bill S. 2296.

It aims to add the following to the bill:

  • Sense of Congress: It states that expanding space domain awareness infrastructure, specifically advanced ground-based optical sensing, is essential for Space Force training and testing. It also notes that working with academic institutions is critical for electro-optical sensor research and development for national security.

  • Reporting Requirement: The Secretary of the Air Force must provide a report to congressional defense committees within 180 days of the Act's enactment regarding Space Force efforts to expand space domain awareness infrastructure.

  • Report Details: The report must include:

    • Descriptions of current and planned equipment, infrastructure, and capability expansions.
    • A summary of current and planned engagement with higher education institutions that have expertise in automation frameworks, tasking algorithms, and space domain awareness, including electro-optical sensor development.
    • An assessment of how to integrate research and development from academic partners into operational testing and training environments for space domain awareness.