Sec. 211. Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office
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Chapter 803 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: There is established within the Department of the Navy a program office to be known as the Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office (in this section referred to as the Office ). The Office shall be co-located with the headquarters of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. The head of the Office shall be the designee of the Secretary of the Navy, and shall report to the Chief of Naval Operations.
The mission of the Office shall be— to contribute to the development and testing of low-cost, rapid reaction targeting and weapon systems, electronic warfare and other non-kinetic capabilities, and integrated targeting solutions to fulfill naval and joint military operational requirements; and to contribute to the rapid development, testing, and fielding of new unclassified and classified naval air warfare capabilities. The acquisition authorities of the Office are as follows:
The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the head of the Office may use available alternative or rapid acquisition pathways for procurement. The Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System process shall not apply to acquisitions by the Office. The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure, within budget program elements for naval air warfare programs, that— there are separate, dedicated program elements for naval air warfare rapid capabilities; and the Office executes the responsibilities of the Office using such program elements.
The Office shall manage the program elements for naval air warfare rapid capabilities required by paragraph (1). The Secretary of the Navy shall establish a Board of Directors for the Office (to be known as the Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Board of Directors ) to provide coordination, oversight, and approval of projects of the Office. The Board of Directors shall include the following members: The Secretary of the Navy. The Chief of Naval Operations. The Commander of the Naval Air Systems Command.
The Commander, Naval Air Forces. On an annual basis, the head of the Office shall submit to the Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Board of Directors and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the activities of the Office. Each report under paragraph
(1)shall include, with respect to the year preceding the date of the report, a description of— funding allocations for the projects of the Office; the naval air warfare capability gaps addressed by the Office; the progress of the Office in developing, testing, and fielding capabilities described in subsection (d); and any barriers to the ability of the Office to carry out its mission, including any legislative or regulatory barriers. .