Sec. 217. PLAN FOR THE STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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## SEC. 217 PLAN FOR THE STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ###
(a)Plan Required Not later than March 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan— ####
(1)to eliminate the Strategic Capabilities Office of the Department of Defense by not later than October 1, 2020; ####
(2)to transfer the functions of the Strategic Capabilities Office to another organization or element of the Department by not later than October 1, 2020; or ####
(3)to retain the Strategic Capabilities Office. ###
(b)Elements The plan required under subsection
(a)shall include the following: ####
(1)A timeline for the potential elimination, transfer, or retention of some or all of the activities, functions, programs, plans, and resources of the Strategic Capabilities Office. ####
(2)A strategy for mitigating risk to the programs of the Strategic Capabilities Office. ####
(3)A strategy for implementing the lessons learned and best practices of the Strategic Capabilities Office across the organizations and elements of the Department of Defense to promote enterprise-wide innovation. ####
(4)An assessment of the transition outcomes, research portfolio, and mission accomplishment in the key functions of the Strategic Capabilities Office described in subsection (c). ####
(5)An assessment of the relationship of the Strategic Capabilities Office with— #####
(A)the acquisition and rapid capabilities programs of the military departments; #####
(B)Department laboratories; #####
(C)the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and #####
(D)other research and development activities. ####
(6)Assessment of management and bureaucratic challenges to the effective and efficient execution of the Strategic Capabilities Office missions, especially with respect to contracting and personnel management. ###
(c)Key Functions Described The key functions described in this subsection are the following: ####
(1)Repurposing existing Government and commercial systems for new technological advantage. ####
(2)Developing novel concepts of operation that are lower cost, more effective, and more responsive to changing threats than traditional concepts of operation. ####
(3)Developing joint systems and concepts of operations to meet emerging threats and military requirements based on partnerships with the military departments and combatant commanders. ####
(4)Developing prototypes and new concepts of operations that can inform the development of requirements and the establishment of acquisition programs. ###
(d)Form of Plan The plan required under subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. **[**Section 218 was repealed by section 211(c) of division A of Public Law 117-81.**]**
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PLAN FOR THE STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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