Sec. 902. Directive authority for matters for which the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering has responsibility
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Section 133a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (2)— by inserting elements of the Department relating to after supervising, all ; by inserting and enhancing jointness after and engineering efforts ; and by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: directing the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of all other elements of the Department with regard to matters for which the Under Secretary has responsibility; and conducting developmental prototyping, designing and executing experiments of prototypes in the field to demonstrate operational relevance to address joint force capability gaps, and encouraging and supporting the rapid transition of technology from the research and development phase into operational use within the Department. .