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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3175 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense 
to expand the research capability of historically Black colleges and univer-
sities and other minority institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2019 
Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Mr. TURNER, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. 
ADAMS, and Ms. HAALAND) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Defense to expand the research capability of 
historically Black colleges and universities and other mi-
nority institutions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Harnessing Oppor-
tunity to Maximize Expansion, Capture, and Organization 
of Minority Innovation in the Next Generation of Research 
Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION ON DEFENSE 
RESEARCH AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COL-
LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER MI-
NORITY INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
executive branch an independent Commission to re-
view the state of defense research at covered institu-
tions. 
(2) TREATMENT.—The Commission shall be 
considered an independent establishment of the Fed-
eral Government as defined by section 104 of title 
5, United States Code, and a temporary organiza-
tion under section 3161 of such title. 
(3) DESIGNATION.—The Commission estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall be known as the 
‘‘National Security Commission on Defense Re-
search At Historically Black Colleges and Univer-
sities and Other Minority Institutions’’. 
(4) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall 
be composed of 11 members appointed as fol-
lows: 
(i) The Secretary of Defense shall ap-
point 2 members. 
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(ii) The Secretary of Education shall 
appoint 1 member. 
(iii) The Chairman of the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate shall ap-
point 1 member. 
(iv) The Ranking Member of the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate shall appoint 1 member. 
(v) The Chairman of the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall appoint 1 member. 
(vi) The Ranking Member of the 
Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives shall appoint 1 
member. 
(vii) The Chairman of the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate shall appoint 1 mem-
ber. 
(viii) The Ranking Member of the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate shall appoint 1 
member. 
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(ix) The Chairman of the Committee 
on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives shall appoint 1 member. 
(x) The Ranking Member of the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor of the 
House of Representatives shall appoint 1 
member. 
(B) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—Mem-
bers shall be appointed to the Commission 
under subparagraph (A) not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the commission is es-
tablished. 
(C) EFFECT OF LACK OF APPOINTMENT 
BY APPOINTMENT DATE.—If one or more ap-
pointments under subparagraph (A) is not 
made by the appointment date specified in sub-
paragraph (B), or if a position described in sub-
paragraph (A) is vacant for more than 90 days, 
the authority to make such appointment shall 
transfer to the Chair of the Commission. 
(5) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Commission 
shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among its 
members. 
(6) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed for 
the life of the Commission. A vacancy in the Com-
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