Text of Senate Amendment 6280

On 2026-06-24, Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6280" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6280

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3431] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6280. Mr. HUSTED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle G of title X add the following: SEC. 1094. LEASE BY NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION OF REAL PROPERTY TO OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE. (a) Lease Authority.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration may, without regard to section 1302 of title 40, United States Code, or section 20145 of title 51, United States Code, and on such terms as the Administrator determines appropriate, lease, for a term not to exceed 99 years, real property located at the Glenn Research Center in Ohio to the Ohio Aerospace Institute for the purpose of the operation or construction on that property of facilities of the Ohio Aerospace Institute the purposes of which include-- (A) conduct of aeronautical and space research; (B) education and training of aeronautical and space engineers; (C) protection of national security; and (D) transfer of aeronautical and space technology between the United States public and private sectors. (2) Renewal.--A lease entered into under paragraph (1) shall be renewable for additional periods in the discretion of the Administrator. (b) Additional Agreements.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Administrator may enter into agreements, on such terms as the Administrator determines appropriate, with the Ohio Aerospace Institute pursuant to which the Administration may directly-- (1) lease any owned or operated facilities of the Ohio Aerospace Institute; (2) provide administrative, maintenance, instructional, infrastructure, or other appropriate support, with or without reimbursement, to the Ohio Aerospace Institute; and (3) procure services from the Ohio Aerospace Institute the purposes of which include-- (A) conduct of aeronautical and space research; (B) education and training of aeronautical and space engineers; (C) protection of national security; and (D) transfer of aeronautical and space technology between the United States public and private sectors. (c) Redelegation Authority.--The Administrator may redelegate the authority under subsections (a) and (b) to such subordinate officers and employees of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as the Administrator may designate. (d) References.--All references to the Ohio Aerospace Institute in subsections (a) and (b) include the successors and assigns of the Ohio Aerospace Institute. ______