Sec. 246. Part-time and term employment of university professors and students in the Defense science and technology enterprise
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, jointly with the Secretaries of the military departments, and in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall establish a program under which qualified professors and students may be employed on a part-time or term basis in an organization of the Defense science and technology enterprise for the purpose of conducting a research project. The head of an organization in the Defense science and technology enterprise at which positions are made available under subsection
(a)shall be responsible for selecting qualified professors and students to fill such positions. A qualified professor or student shall be selected for participation in the program under subsection
(a)based on the following criteria: In the case of a qualified professor— the academic credentials and research experience of the professor; and the extent to which the research proposed to be carried out by the professor will contribute to the objectives of the Department of Defense. In the case of qualified student assisting a professor with a research project under the program— the academic credentials and other qualifications of the student; and the ability of the student to carry out the responsibilities assigned to the student as part of the project. In the first year of the program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall establish not fewer than 10 positions for qualified professors. Not fewer than five of such positions shall be reserved for qualified professors to conduct research in the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning. In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense and the heads of organizations in the Defense science and technology enterprise may— use any hiring authority available to the Secretary or the head of such an organization; enter into cooperative research and development agreements under section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3710a ); and pay referral bonuses to professors or students participating in the program who identify— students to assist in a research project under the program; or students or recent graduates to participate in other programs in the Defense science and technology enterprise, including internships at Department of Defense Laboratories and in the Pathways Program of the Department. Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the first year of the program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the status of the program. The report shall include— identification of the number of qualified professors and students employed under the program; identification of the organizations in the Defense science and technology enterprise that employed such individuals; and a description of the types of research conducted by such individuals. Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the second and third years of the program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the progress of the program. Each report shall include— the information described in subparagraphs
(A)through
(C)of paragraph (1); the results of any research projects conducted under the program; and the number of students and recent graduates who, pursuant to a reference from a professor or student participating in the program as described in subsection (c)(2)(C), were hired by the Department of Defense or selected for participation in another program in the Defense science and technology enterprise. In this section: The term Defense science and technology enterprise means— the research organizations of the military departments; the science and technology reinvention laboratories (as designated under section 1105 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 ; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note)); the facilities of the Major Range and Test Facility Base (as defined in section 2358a(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code); the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and such other organizations as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate for inclusion in the enterprise. The term institution of higher education has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). The term qualified professor means a professor of an institution of higher education who has expertise in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The term qualified student means a student of an institution of higher education selected by a qualified professor to assist the professor in conducting research.
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Sec. 246
Part-time and term employment of university professors and students in the Defense science and technology enterprise
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111-84
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