Sec. 232. REVIEW OF BARRIERS TO INNOVATION IN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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## SEC. 232 REVIEW OF BARRIERS TO INNOVATION IN RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ###

(a)Review The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall review directives, rules, regulations, and other policies that adversely affect the ability of the innovation, research, and engineering enterprise of the Department of Defense to effectively and efficiently execute its missions, including policies and practices concerning the following: ####

(1)Personnel and talent management. ####

(2)Financial management and budgeting. ####

(3)Infrastructure, installations, and military construction. ####

(4)Acquisition. ####

(5)Management. ####

(6)Such other areas as the Secretary may designate. ###

(b)Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on— ####

(1)the findings of the Secretary with respect to the review conducted under subsection (a); ####

(2)proposed changes in directives, rules, regulations, and other policies that will enhance the ability of the innovation, research, and engineering enterprise of the Department to executive its designated missions, including a description of how proposed changes have been coordinated with other appropriate Secretaries of the military departments and the appropriate heads of the defense agencies; and ####

(3)processes by which new directives, rules, regulations, and other policies will be reviewed for their potential to adversely affect the ability of the innovation, research, and engineering enterprise of the Department and the lead official designated to execute such review in consultation with other relevant and appropriate Secretaries of the military departments and heads of defense agencies.