Sec. 920. Feasibility study on expanding the services provided by the Air Force Office of Commercial and Economic Analysis
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall complete a study on the feasibility and advisability of expanding the services of the Air Force Office of Commercial and Economic Analysis to include— providing commercial and economic analysis to components of the Department of Defense, including information on— the existing and future commercial and economic conditions of the United States and of strategic competitors; any macro-economic trend or policy that may affect such commercial and economic conditions; any emerging trend in global markets and industries that could enhance or impair the national security interests of the United States as compared to strategic competitors; and any commercial, economic, or geopolitical incentive or disincentive offered to contractors or prospective contractors of the Department of Defense to act in the national security interests of the United States or against such interests; providing the business intelligence data, historically purchased by components of the Department of Defense from commercial actors, through commercial and economic analysis conducted by the Air Force Office of Commercial and Economic Analysis, including— firmographic and ownership information of commercial actors; documentation submitted by importers and exporters, including bills of lading; ownership information pertaining to intellectual property rights; information relating to mergers and acquisitions; and any other such data that the Director of the Air Force Office of Commercial and Economic Analysis considers appropriate; and convening a working group that includes members from the combatant commands, other relevant components of the Department of Defense, academia, industry, think tanks, and federally funded research and development centers, to facilitate the adoption by the Department of Defense of best practices and approaches for commercial and economic analysis from the private sector.
Not later than 90 days after the completion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— the findings of the study required by subsection (a); and an assessment of the estimated cost of expanding the services of the Air Force Office of Commercial and Economic Analysis as described in subsection (a).