Sec. 1833. Bridging Operational Objectives and Support for Transition program
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The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit shall establish a program to be known as the Bridging Operational Objectives and Support for Transition program (in this section referred to as the BOOST program ) to accelerate the adoption or integration of commercial technologies into programs of record or fielded capabilities of the Department of Defense. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to— allow portfolio acquisition executives, program managers, or product support managers to request from the Director assistance in identifying, adopting, or integrating commercial technologies; and require the Director to— review commercial technologies in response to each request and identify viable commercial technologies to address the issue presented by such request; upon request, execute coordinated development, experimentation, or integration of identified commercial technologies to enable adoption or integration of commercial technologies into programs of record or fielded capabilities; and establish criteria to allow the Director to terminate assistance provided in response to a request.
The Director shall ensure the BOOST program works in coordination with other authorities, programs, and activities of the Department of Defense responsible for adoption or integration of commercial technologies into programs of record or fielded capabilities, including— the Defense Research and Development Rapid Innovation Program established under section 4061(a) of title 10, United States Code; the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program established under section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 639 ); and urgent acquisition of items established under section 3601 of title 10, United States Code.
Subject to the availability of appropriations, amounts authorized to be appropriated the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit may be used to carry out the BOOST program. Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Director, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report assessing BOOST program effectiveness in accelerating the adoption or integration of commercial technologies into programs of record or fielded capabilities of the Department of Defense, including— a summary of persons assisted and integrated commercial technologies; recommendations of the Secretary to improve the BOOST program; and a recommendation whether to continue or terminate the BOOST program.
The BOOST program established under this section, and the authorities and requirements under this section, shall expire on December 31, 2030. In this section: The term portfolio acquisition executive has the meaning given in section 1732 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1802 of this Act. The term program manager has the meaning given in section 1737 of title 10, United States Code. The term product support manager has the meaning given in section 1733 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1803 of this Act.
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Sec. 1833
Bridging Operational Objectives and Support for Transition program
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