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Senate Bill 3310
117th Congress(2021-2022)
BEACON Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Dec 2, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 2, 2021
Latest Action
Dec 2, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3310
Congress
117
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Democrat
Mark Warner
Virginia
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Building Equitable Access to Contribute to Our National Security Act of 2021 or the BEACON Act of 2021

This bill implements plans and requirements related to minority institutions of higher education and their contributions to national security efforts.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to submit a plan for the establishment of the Minority Institute for Defense Research. The plan must be made available on a publicly accessible DOD website.

DOD is authorized to establish a program to award grants to leading minority institutions to, among other purposes, advance research capabilities relating to national security.

Under the bill, certain contracts awarded to educational institutions must include a requirement to subcontract with one or more minority institutions for a total amount of at least 5% of the amount awarded in the contract.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
December 2, 2021
Related Bills (2)
Sep 23, 2021
Passed House
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 4350
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
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Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Aug 27, 2021
Introduced in House
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 5107
BEACON Act of 2021
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
12/02/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
12/02/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Dec 30, 2022 3:18:55 AM
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