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S 3310 117th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Education programs funding Higher education Military procurement, research, weapons development Minority education Public contracts and procurement Research administration and funding Research and development

BEACON Act of 2021

Introduced: December 2, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Dec 2, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 2, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now December 2, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4350 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
  • HR 5107 Identical bill BEACON Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Dec 7, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3310: BEACON Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3310/
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"S. 3310: BEACON Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3310/.
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S. 3310, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3310/.
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