Sec. 218. HYPERSONICS DEVELOPMENT
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## SEC. 218 HYPERSONICS DEVELOPMENT **[**[10 U.S.C. 2358 note](/us/usc/t10/s2358)**]** ###
(a)Establishment of Joint Hypersonics Transition Office The Secretary of Defense shall establish within the Office of the Secretary of Defense a Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (in this section referred to as the “Office”). The Office shall carry out the program and activities described in subsections
(b)and
(c)and shall have such other responsibilities relating to hypersonics as the Secretary shall specify1 1So in law. There is no period at the end of subsection (a). See amendment made by section 217(e)(1) of Public Law 116–283. ###
(b)University Expertise ####
(1)Arrangement with institutions of higher education Using the authority specified in section 217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) or another similar authority, the Office shall seek to enter into an arrangement with one or more institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) under which such institutions may provide the Office with foundational and applied hypersonic research, development, and workforce support in areas that the Office determines to be relevant for the Department of Defense. ####
(2)Availability of information The Office shall ensure that the results of any research and reports produced pursuant to an arrangement under paragraph
(1)are made available to the Federal Government, the private sector, academia, and international partners consistent with appropriate security classification guidance. ###
(c)Responsibilities The Office shall do the following: ####
(1)Expedite testing, evaluation, and acquisition of hypersonic technologies to meet the stated needs of the warfighter, including flight testing, ground-based-testing, and underwater launch testing. ####
(2)Ensure prototyping demonstration programs on hypersonic systems integrate advanced technologies to speed the maturation and deployment of future hypersonic systems. ####
(3)Ensure that any demonstration program on hypersonic systems is carried out only if determined to be consistent with the roadmap for the relevant critical technology area supportive of the National Defense Strategy, as developed by the senior official with responsibility for such area under section 217 of the William M.
(Mac)Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. ####
(4)Develop strategies and roadmaps for hypersonic technologies to enable the transition of such technologies to future operational capabilities for the warfighter. ####
(5)Develop and implement a strategy for enhancing the current and future hypersonics workforce. ####
(6)Coordinate with relevant stakeholders and agencies to support the technological advantage of the United States in developing hypersonic systems. * * * * * * * ## subtitle C Ballistic Missile Defense
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