Sec. 226. Limitation on transition of Strategic Capabilities Office of the Department of Defense
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The Secretary of Defense may not transition or transfer the functions of the Strategic Capabilities Office of the Department of Defense to another organization or element of the Department until— the plan required under subsection
(b)has been submitted to the congressional defense committees; and a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees of the intent of the Secretary to transition or transfer the functions of the Office. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the transition or transfer of the functions of the Strategic Capabilities Office to another organization or element of the Department of Defense. The plan required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following: A timeline for the potential transition or transfer of the activities, functions, programs, plans, and resources of the Strategic Capabilities Office. The status of funding and execution of current Strategic Capabilities Office projects, including a strategy for mitigating risk to current projects during the transition or transfer. The impact of the transition or transfer on the ability of the Department to rapidly address Combatant Command requirements. The impact of the transition or transfer on the cultural attributes and core competencies of the Strategic Capabilities Office and any organization or element of the Department of Defense affected by the realignment of the Office. An assessment of the impact of the transition or transfer on the relationships of the Strategic Capabilities Office with the military departments, Combatant Commands, Department of Defense laboratories, the intelligence community, and other research and development activities. Budget and programming realignment and prioritization of Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation budget activity that will be carried out as a result of the transition or transfer. The status of the essential authorities of the Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office, including acquisition authorities, personnel management authorities, the authority to enter into support agreements and strategic partnerships, and original classification authority. The plan required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.