Sec. 216. Program of part-time and term employment at Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories of faculty and students from institutions of higher education
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a program to provide part-time or term employment in Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories for— faculty of institutions of higher education who have expertise in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to conduct research projects in such laboratories; and students at such institutions to assist such faculty in conducting such research projects.
Not later than one year after the date of the commencement of the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, under such program, establish at least 10 positions of employment described in such subsection for faculty described in paragraph
(1)of such subsection. Of the positions established under paragraph (1), at least five of such positions shall be for faculty conducting research in the area of artificial intelligence and machine learning. The Secretary, acting through the directors of the laboratories described in subsection (a), shall select faculty described in paragraph
(1)of such subsection for participation in the program established under such subsection on the basis of— the academic credentials and research experience of the faculty; the potential contribution to Department objectives by the research that will be conducted by the faculty under the program; and the qualifications of any students who will be assisting the faculty in such research and the role and credentials of such students. In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary and the directors of the laboratories described in such subsection may— use any hiring authority available to the Secretary or the directors, including any authority available under a laboratory demonstration program, direct hiring authority under section 1599h of title 10, United States Code, and expert hiring authority under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; utilize cooperative research and development agreements under section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3710a ) to enable sharing of research and expertise with institutions of higher education and the private sector; and provide referral bonuses to program participants who identify students to assist in a research project under the program or to participate in laboratory internship programs and the Pathways Internship Program. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year thereafter until the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the program established under subsection (a). The first report submitted under paragraph
(1)shall address, at a minimum, the following: The number of faculty and students employed under the program. The laboratories employing such faculty and students. The types of research conducted or to be conducted by such faculty or students. Each report submitted under paragraph
(1)after the first report shall address, at a minimum, the following: The matters set forth in subparagraphs
(A)through
(C)of paragraph (2). The number of interns and recent college graduates hired pursuant to referrals under subsection (d)(3). The results of research conducted under the program. In this section, the term Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratory means the entities designated by section 1105(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 ; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note).
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Program of part-time and term employment at Department of Defense science and technology reinvention laboratories of faculty and students from institutions of higher education
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