Sec. 1078. Authority to establish commercial integration cells within certain combatant commands
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The Commander of the United States Africa Command, the Commander of the United States European Command, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Commander of the United States Northern Command, and the Commander of the United States Southern Command may each establish— a commercial integration cell within their respective combatant command for the purpose of closely integrating public and private entities with capabilities relevant to the area of operation of such combatant command; and a chief technology officer position within their respective combatant command, who may— oversee such commercial integration cell; and report directly to the commander of the applicable combatant command.
In establishing the commercial integration cells under subsection (a)(1), each commander described in that paragraph may— make the applicable commercial integration cell available to commercial entities with existing Government contracts up to the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance level; ensure that such commercial integration cell is an information-sharing partnership rather than a service contract; in the case of a solution identified within the commercial integration cell that requires resources, work within existing resources or processes to request such resources; and integrate lessons learned from the commercial integration cells of the United States Space Command and the United States Central Command.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States Africa Command, the Commander of the United States European Command, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Commander of the United States Northern Command, and the Commander of the United States Southern Command shall each provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives— a briefing on whether a commercial integration cell was implemented and any related progress, including any challenges to implementation; in the case of a commander of a combatant command who chooses not to use the authority provided in this section to establish a commercial integration cell or a chief technology officer— an explanation for not using such authority; and a description of the manner in which such commander is otherwise addressing the need to integrate commercial solutions; and in the case of a combatant command that has an official performing a role similar to the role described for a chief technology officer under subsection (a)(2), a detailed description of the role performed by such official.