DAYTON DEVELOPMENT COALITION

Economics/Economic Development

Support funding for economic development of Dayton, Ohio, region; support Community Project Funding (CPF) for the Dayton, Ohio, region in House Appropriations bills; support Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) for the Dayton, Ohio, region in the Senate Appropriations bills; support military construction (MILCON) funding at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio, in future budget requests; support funding the design for repairing the Wright-Patterson primary runway; support funding the construction of the Human Performance Wing Laboratory at Wright-Patterson; support increasing the ceiling for minor military construction under the Laboratory Revitalization Program; support funding planning and design of the Advanced Materials Laboratory at Wright-Patterson; support establishing a sense-of-Congress target for funding levels for Research, Development, Test & Evaluation MILCON; support amending the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) to authorize Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Administration Funds for construction; support allowing the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Administration Funds for Facility renovation projects under existing law; support construction of the Air Force Secure Multi-Program Supercomputing Center at Wright-Patterson; support funding planning and design of the U.S. Space Force Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson; support amending 10 U.S. Code 4124 to include authorities for Partnership Intermediary Agreements (PIA) that are consistent with authorities for Partnership Intermediary Agreements in Title 15; support funding and operation of the Air Force Minority Leaders Research Collaboration Program (ML-RCP) by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL); support a study requirement to encourage closer collaboration between the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) and NASA on space-related education; support a programmatic increase for the Mission Acceleration Center (MAC) national network of onRamp Hubs; support allowing the Defense Department to hire immediately most military retirees as civilian workers (positions G-13 equivalent and below): support amending Section 809 of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 118-31), Pilot Program for Anything-as-a-Service, to include SCIFs and SAPFs within the definition of Anything-as-a-Service; support selection of the Springfield Air National Guard Base for a permanent location of an MQ-9 Reaper Test Detachment; support S. 3567 (all) and H.R. 6947 (all), the Veterans Affairs Centennial and Heritage Act of 2024; support funding planning and design for a dormitory on Wright-Patterson for unaccompanied enlisted personnel; support establishment of an Acquisition Revitalization Program and an Acquisition Modernization Program to expedite and provide flexibility to defense acquisition organizations for construction of secure facilities; support creation of a Direct Lease authority for defense acquisition organizations to meet exigent requirements; and support H.R. 5453 (all) and S. 2784 (all) which make minor boundary adjustments for the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park; urge the National Park Service to reinforce the fire-weakened walls of the two Wright Company Factory buildings within the boundaries of the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park before the walls collapse; and also to acquire the property; support legislative language to encourage innovative use of drones by the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve patient care; support funding for the Wright-Patterson Regional Council of Governments; support the following provisions of H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, as reported: Section 214, Use of Partnership Intermediaries to promote Defense Research and Education, Section 1106, Waiver of Limitation on Appointment of Recently Retired Members of Armed Forces to DOD Competitive Service Positions; support H. Rep. 118-529, p. 143, Briefing on Closer Collaboration between Air Force Institute of Technology and National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Space-Related Education.