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“I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'') Amendment No. 2080 to Amendment No. 2301 Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 2080. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. McConnell], for Mr. Portman, proposes an amendment numbered 2080 to amendment No. 2301. Mr. McCONNELL. I ask consent that the reading of the amendment be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 2080) is as follows (Purpose: To require an element in annual reports on cyber science and technology activities on work with academic consortia on high priority cybersecurity research activities in Department of Defense capabilities) At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following: SEC. 240. ELEMENT IN ANNUAL REPORTS ON CYBER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES ON WORK WITH ACADEMIC CONSORTIA ON HIGH PRIORITY CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CAPABILITIES. Section 257(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Sta. 1291) is amended by adding at end the following new subparagraph: ``(J) Efforts to work with academic consortia on high priority cybersecurity research activities.''.”