Sec. 219. National Security Science And Technology Strategy
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Not later than February 4, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement a strategy (to be known as the National Security Science and Technology Strategy ) to prioritize the science and technology efforts and investments of the Department of Defense. The strategy under subsection
(a)shall— include specific goals for the science and technology programs of the Department of Defense in which personnel and resources of the Department are invested; be aligned with the National Defense Strategy and Government-wide strategic science and technology priorities, including the defense budget priorities of the Office of Science and Technology Policy of the President; align the acquisition priorities, programs, and timelines of the Department with the acquisition priorities, programs, and timelines of defense enterprise laboratories and services; contain an assessment of high priority emerging technology programs of the Department, including programs relating to hypersonics, directed energy, synthetic biology, and artificial intelligence; identify high priority research and engineering requirements and gaps; include recommendations for changes in authorities, regulations, policies, or any other relevant areas, that would support the achievement of the goals set forth in the strategy; and contain such other information as the Secretary of Defense determines to be appropriate. Not later than February 4, 2019, and annually thereafter through December 31, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the most recent version of the strategy developed under subsection (a). Each strategy submitted under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. Not later than 14 days after the date on which the initial strategy under subsection
(a)is completed, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the implementation of the strategy.