Sec. 222. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF INTERAGENCY BIODEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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## SEC. 222 INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF INTERAGENCY BIODEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ###
(a)Independent Assessment Required The Secretary of Defense shall enter into a contract with an entity that is not part of the Department of Defense to conduct an assessment of biodefense research and development activities at the National Interagency Biodefense Campus. ###
(b)Elements The assessment conducted under subsection
(a)shall include the following: ####
(1)Identification and assessment of such legal, regulatory, management, and practice barriers as may reduce the effectiveness and efficiency of organizations on the Campus to perform designated missions, including such barriers as may exist with respect to the following: #####
(A)Sharing of funds for intramural and extramural research and other activities— ######
(i)within and between the Defense Agencies and the military departments; ######
(ii)between the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies; and ######
(iii)between the Department of Defense and the private sector. #####
(B)Sharing in efforts related to the construction, modernization, and maintenance of research facilities— ######
(i)within and between the Defense Agencies and the military departments; ######
(ii)between the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies; and ######
(iii)between the Department of Defense and the private sector. #####
(C)Exchange and mobility of personnel— ######
(i)within and between the Defense Agencies and the military departments; ######
(ii)between the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies; and ######
(iii)between the Department of Defense and the private sector. #####
(D)Technology transfer and transition— ######
(i)within and between the Defense Agencies and the military departments; ######
(ii)between the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies; and ######
(iii)between the Department of Defense and the private sector. ####
(2)Formulation of recommendations for such legal, regulatory, management, and practices as may support attempts to overcome the barriers identified under paragraph (1). ###
(c)Coordination The assessment conducted under subsection
(a)shall be conducted in coordination with the following: ####
(1)The Secretary of Homeland Security. ####
(2)The Secretary of Health and Human Services. ####
(3)Such other private and public sector organizations as the Secretary considers appropriate. ###
(d)Report Not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the findings of the entity that conducted the assessment under subsection
(a)with respect to such assessment. ###
(e)Defense Agency Defined In this section, the term “Defense Agency” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.