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Ted Cruz (R-TX)

S.Amdt. 6285

S.Amdt. 6285 · Senate amendment

A Republican amendment with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S. 4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

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

SA 6285, submitted by Mr. Cruz, aims to add a section to bill S. 4784 regarding Privately Funded Dual-Use Innovation Exchanges.

The purpose of this amendment is to allow the Secretary of Defense to use existing, privately funded organizations that help different groups work together. These groups include:

  • Department of Defense personnel
  • Nontraditional defense contractors
  • Manufacturing and infrastructure partners
  • Private capital providers

The goal of this collaboration is to speed up the process of moving technologies developed commercially into defense applications.

To do this, the Secretary must, as much as possible:

  • Use programs and authorities that existed before the Act was enacted.
  • Avoid duplicating activities related to the industrial base, acquisition, or Department manufacturing.