Sec. 243. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL FOR HIGH ENERGY LASER PROGRAMS

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## SEC. 243 DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIAL FOR HIGH ENERGY LASER PROGRAMS ###

(a)Designation The Secretary of Defense shall designate a single senior civilian official in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (in this subtitle referred to as the “designated official”) to chair the High Energy Laser Technology Council called for in the master plan referred to in section 242 and to carry out responsibilities for the programs for which funds are provided under this subtitle. The designated official shall report directly to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics for matters concerning the responsibilities specified in subsection (b). ###

(b)Responsibilities The primary responsibilities of the designated official shall include the following: ####

(1)Establishment of priorities for the high energy laser programs of the military departments and the Defense Agencies. ####

(2)Coordination of high energy laser programs among the military departments and the Defense Agencies. ####

(3)Identification of promising high energy laser technologies for which funding should be a high priority for the Department of Defense and establishment of priority for funding among those technologies. ####

(4)Preparation, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Directors of the Defense Agencies, of a detailed technology plan to develop and mature high energy laser technologies. ####

(5)Planning and programming appropriate to rapid evolution of high energy laser technology. ####

(6)Ensuring that high energy laser programs of each military department and the Defense Agencies are initiated and managed effectively and are complementary with programs managed by the other military departments and Defense Agencies and by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. ####

(7)Ensuring that the high energy laser programs of the military departments and the Defense Agencies comply with the requirements specified in subsection (c). ###

(c)Coordination and Funding Balance In carrying out the responsibilities specified in subsection (b), the designated official shall ensure that— ####

(1)high energy laser programs of each military department and of the Defense Agencies are consistent with the priorities identified in the designated official's planning and programming activities; ####

(2)funding provided by the Office of the Secretary of Defense for high energy laser research and development complements high energy laser programs for which funds are provided by the military departments and the Defense Agencies; ####

(3)programs, projects, and activities to be carried out by the recipients of such funds are selected on the basis of appropriate competitive procedures or Department of Defense peer review process; ####

(4)beginning with fiscal year 2002, funding from the Office of the Secretary of Defense in applied research and advanced technology development program elements is not applied to technology efforts in support of high energy laser programs that are not funded by a military department or the Defense Agencies; and ####

(5)funding from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to complement an applied research or advanced technology development high energy laser program for which funds are provided by one of the military departments or the Defense Agencies do not exceed the amount provided by the military department or the Defense Agencies for that program.