Sec. 374. Authority to establish Center of Excellence for radar systems and complementary workforce and education programs
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The Secretary of Defense may establish a Center of Excellence for radar systems and complementary workforce and education programs. If the Secretary establishes the Center authorized under subsection (a), such Center shall be designed to further the expertise of the Department of Defense in the repair, sustainment, and support of radar systems, as identified by the Joint Radar Industrial Base Working Group and the Radar Supplier Resiliency Plan, by conducting the following activities, as appropriate:
Facilitating collaboration among academia, the Department, and the commercial radar industry, including radar system repair and sustainment facilities. Establishing goals for research in areas of study relevant to advancing technology and facilitating better understanding of the necessity of radar systems in the growing development and reliance on automated and complex defense systems, including continuing education and training. Establishing at any institution of higher education with which the Secretary enters into an agreement under subsection
(c)such activities as are necessary to develop and meet the requirements of the Department. Increasing communications with radar systems subject-matter experts in industry to learn and support state-of-the-art operational practices, especially studied future needs of the Department related to autonomous systems. If the Secretary establishes the Center authorized under subsection (a)— the Secretary may enter into an agreement with one or more institutions of higher education to provide for joint operation of the Center; and the Center may partner with nonprofit institutions and private industry with expertise in radar systems to further the mission of the Center. If the Secretary establishes the Center authorized under subsection (a), in determining the location of the Center, the Secretary shall take into account the proximity to existing radar system facilities capable of efficiently facilitating partnership between the Department, industry, and an academic institution. Nothing in this section shall preclude the coordination or collaboration between any Center established under this section and any other established center of excellence. 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 ).
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Sec. 374
Authority to establish Center of Excellence for radar systems and complementary workforce and education programs
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