Sec. 233. Pilot program for the enhancement of the research, development, test, and evaluation centers of the Department of Defense
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The Secretary of Defense and the secretaries of the military departments shall jointly carry out a pilot program to demonstrate methods for the more effective development of technology and management of functions at eligible centers. For purposes of the pilot program, the eligible centers are— the science and technology reinvention laboratories, as specified in section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( 10 U.S.C. 2358 note); the test and evaluation centers which are activities specified as part of the Major Range and Test Facility Base in Department of Defense Directive 3200.11; and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
The secretaries described in subsection
(a)shall ensure that participation in the pilot program includes— the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and in accordance with paragraph (2)— five additional eligible centers described in subparagraph
(A)of subsection (a)(2) from each of the military departments; and five additional eligible centers described in subparagraph
(B)of such subsection from each of the military departments. The head of an eligible center described in subparagraph
(A)or
(B)of subsection (a)(2) seeking to participate in the pilot program shall submit to the appropriate reviewer an application therefor at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the appropriate reviewer shall specify. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each appropriate reviewer shall— evaluate each application received under subparagraph (A); and approve or disapprove of the application. If the head of an eligible center submits an application under subparagraph
(A)in accordance with the requirements specified by the appropriate reviewer for purposes of such subparagraph and the appropriate reviewer neither approves nor disapproves such application pursuant to subparagraph (B)(ii) on or before the date that is 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, such eligible center shall be considered a participant in the pilot program. For purposes of this paragraph, the appropriate reviewer is— in the case of an eligible center described in subparagraph
(A)of subsection (a)(2), the Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program; and in the case of an eligible center described in subparagraph
(B)of such subsection, the Director of the Test Resource Management Center. Subject to paragraph (2), the head of each eligible center selected under subsection (b)(1) shall propose and implement alternative and innovative methods of effective management and operations of eligible centers, rapid project delivery, support, experimentation, prototyping, and partnership with universities and private sector entities to— generate greater value and efficiencies in research and development activities; enable more efficient and effective operations of supporting activities, such as— facility management, construction, and repair; business operations; personnel management policies and practices; and intramural and public outreach; and enable more rapid deployment of warfighter capabilities. The head of an eligible center described in subparagraph
(A)or
(B)of subsection (a)(2) shall implement each method proposed under paragraph
(1)unless such method is disapproved in writing by the Assistant Secretary concerned within 60 days of receiving a proposal from an eligible center selected under subsection (b)(1) by such Assistant Secretary. The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall implement each method proposed under paragraph
(1)unless such method is disapproved in writing by the Chief Management Officer within 60 days of receiving a proposal from the Director. In this paragraph, the term Assistant Secretary concerned means— the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force; the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, with respect to matters concerning the Army; and the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, with respect to matters concerning the Navy. Until the termination of the pilot program under subsection (e), the head of an eligible center selected under subsection (b)(1) may waive any regulation, restriction, requirement, guidance, policy, procedure, or departmental instruction that would affect the implementation of a method proposed under subsection (c)(1), unless such implementation would be prohibited by a provision of a Federal statute or common law. The pilot program shall terminate on September 30, 2022. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the pilot program. The report required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: Identification of the eligible centers participating in the pilot program. Identification of the eligible centers whose applications to participate in the pilot program were disapproved under subsection (b), including justifications for such disapprovals. A description of the methods implemented pursuant to subsection (c). A description of the methods that were proposed pursuant to paragraph
(1)of subsection
(c)but disapproved under paragraph
(2)of such subsection. An assessment of how methods implemented pursuant to subsection
(c)have contributed to the objectives identified in subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C)of paragraph
(1)of such subsection.
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Pilot program for the enhancement of the research, development, test, and evaluation centers of the Department of Defense
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