Sec. 221. Catalyst Pathfinder Program
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Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary of the Army shall establish a soldier-inspired innovation program— that creates partnerships between operational units of the Army and leading national research universities to provide a unique platform for university-based researchers and small businesses to collaborate directly with soldiers on cutting-edge applied research and development; and to integrate soldiers into the early-stage problem identification process and include them in the solution development process to ensure technical solutions are meeting soldier needs and enhancing lethality. The program established pursuant to subsection
(a)shall be known as the Catalyst Pathfinder Program (in this section the Program ). In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall— establish activities at all active-duty divisions of the Army to accelerate the incorporation of soldier insights into capability development; establish policies that streamline collaboration between soldiers, Army Futures Command, and academic institutions; establish a governance board that includes representatives from the research, development, test, and evaluation, acquisition, requirements, industry, and academic communities; promote transition of successful Program projects to Army programs; and implement an adaptive experimentation force capability to support technology experimentation activities throughout the solution development cycle The Program shall be treated as a research, development, test, and evaluation activity in the Army’s input to the Future Year Defense Program.