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Expand and Strengthen Defense Network of Partners Act of 2017

Introduced: June 29, 2017 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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Expand and Strengthen Defense Network of Partners Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish one or more multi-institution task order arrangements to facilitate expedited access to university technical expertise in support of DOD missions in specified areas, including cybersecurity, shipbuilding, undersea warfare, drones, and energy. Such arrangements may not be used to fund research programs that can be executed through other DOD basic research activities.

What's happening now June 29, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1515: Expand and Strengthen Defense Network of Partners Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1515/
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"S. 1515: Expand and Strengthen Defense Network of Partners Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1515/.
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S. 1515, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1515/.
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