Sec. 103. Counter-UAS research plan
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Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the interagency working group shall develop and periodically update, as appropriate, a strategic plan for Federal research, development, evaluation, and testing of counter-UAS systems, as consistent with current counter-UAS systems legal authorities. The plan shall— determine and prioritize areas of counter-UAS systems research, development, evaluation, and testing requiring Federal Government leadership and investment; establish, for the 10-year period beginning in the year the plan is submitted, the goals and priorities for Federal research, development, evaluation, and testing which will— support the development of counter-UAS technologies and the development of a counter-UAS systems research, innovation, and manufacturing ecosystem; provide sustained, consistent, and coordinated support for counter-UAS systems research, development, and evaluation, including through grants, cooperative agreements, testbeds, and testing facilities; support education and training activities to prepare the United States workforce to use and interact with counter-UAS systems; support partnerships to leverage knowledge and resources from industry, the Federal Government, State, local, and Tribal governments, National Laboratories, Counter-UAS Test Ranges, academic institutions, and others to advance research activities; leverage existing Federal investments; and promote hardware inoperability, open-source systems, and standards-driven hardware; support research and other activities on the impacts of counter-UAS systems; in consultation with the Council of Economic Advisers, measure and track the contributions of counter-UAS systems to United States economic growth and other societal indicators; and identify relevant programs and make recommendations for the coordination of relevant activities of the Federal agencies and set forth the role of each Federal agency in implementing the plan.