Sec. 901. Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration

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Section 133a of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: There is an Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. A person may not be appointed as Under Secretary within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force. The Under Secretary shall be appointed from among persons who have an extensive technology or science background and experience in— private or venture capital, commercial innovation, or prototype-to-production transition; and managing complex programs and leveraging public-private capital partnerships.

Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary may prescribe, including— serving as the chief technology officer of the Department of Defense with the mission of advancing technology, innovation, and the integration of commercial technology for the armed forces (and the Department); establishing policies on, and supervising, all elements of the Department relating to the identification of commercial technology for potential use by the Department and integration of such technology into the armed forces (and the Department), including— implementing the preference under section 3453 of this title for the use of commercial technology when suitable to meet the needs of Department; and ensuring implementation of a modular open system approach (as defined in section 4401(b) of title 10, United States Code) to encourage increased competition and the more frequent use of commercial technology within the Department; establishing policies on, and supervising, all defense research and engineering, technology development, technology transition, appropriate prototyping activities, experimentation, and developmental testing activities and programs and unifying defense research and engineering efforts across the Department; serving as the principal advisor to the Secretary on all commercial innovation and integration, research, engineering, and technology development activities and programs in the Department; and along with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, providing for an alternate path to integrate commercial technology into the Department that does not include applying the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System process to the acquisition of technology that readily exists in the commercial sector.

With regard to all matters for which the Under Secretary has responsibility by the direction of the Secretary of Defense or by law, the Under Secretary takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Defense. With regard to all matters other than the matters for which the Under Secretary has responsibility by the direction of the Secretary or by law, the Under Secretary takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Defense. .

Title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by striking Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering each place it appears and inserting Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration . Title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering each place it appears and inserting Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration . Each of the following Acts is amended by striking Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering each place it appears and inserting Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration :

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 ). The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ). The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ). The William M.

(Mac)Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ). The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 ). The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 ( Public Law 117–263 ). Any reference in any law (other than this section), regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall be deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration. The individual serving as Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering as of the effective date specified in subsection

(e)may serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration commencing as of that date without further appointment under section 133a of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)). This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Sec. 901

Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration

Pub. L.Public Law 115-91

Pub. L.Public Law 115-232

Pub. L.Public Law 116-92

Pub. L.Public Law 116-283

Pub. L.Public Law 117-81

Pub. L.Public Law 117-263

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