Sec. 215. Contract for national security research studies

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The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center under which the private scientific advisory group known as JASON will provide national security research studies to the Department of Defense. The contract entered into under subsection

(a)shall be an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract with terms substantially similar to the terms of the contract in effect before March 28, 2019, under which JASON provided national security research studies to the Department of Defense (solicitation number HQ0034–19–R–0011 for JASON National Security Research Studies). The Secretary of Defense may not terminate the contract under subsection

(a)until a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees of the intent of the Secretary to terminate the contract and receives approval for such termination from the committees.