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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6173. Mr. ROUNDS 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 appropriate place in title II, insert the following:
SEC. . DOMESTIC MICROLED DISPLAY MANUFACTURING PILOT
PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.—Not later than March 1, 2027, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall
establish a competitive pilot program to assess the
feasibility and advisability of supporting the development of
domestic manufacturing capability for direct-view displays
utilizing microscale (less than 100 microns) light emitting
diodes (microLED Displays), liquid crystal displays (LCD),
and organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) for Department of
Defense applications.
(b) Goals.—The goals of the pilot program established
under subsection (a) are the following:
(1) To reduce dependence on liquid crystal displays made in
the People's Republic of China and Taiwan.
(2) To support advanced semiconductor assembly techniques
for panel-level manufacturing.
(3) To demonstrate direct-view microLED Display performance
for defense applications.
(c) Support.—The Under Secretary shall carry out the pilot
program required by subsection (a) through the provision of
support to participants in the pilot program.
(d) Applications.—A person seeking to participate in the
pilot program required by subsection (a) shall submit to the
Under Secretary an application therefor at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Under
Secretary may require.
(e) Selection Priority.—In selecting participants for the
pilot program, the Under Secretary shall give priority to
applicants under subsection (d) who—
(1) demonstrate existing advanced direct-view microLED
Display manufacturing capability and intellectual property;
(2) commit to establishing manufacturing facilities within
the United States;
(3) utilize supply chains independent of the People's
Republic of China and Taiwan;
(4) have demonstrated commercial partnerships with
Department organizations; and
(5) provide substantial private sector co-investment.
(f) Report.—Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the pilot
program established under subsection (a).