Sec. 211. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS

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## SEC. 211 MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS Section 2350a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (b)(2), by striking “and the Under Secretary” and inserting “or the Under Secretary”; and ####

(2)in subsection (c)— #####

(A)by striking “Each cooperative” and inserting “(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each cooperative”; and #####

(B)by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(2) > > A cooperative research and development project may be entered into under this section under which costs are shared between the participants on an unequal basis if the Secretary of Defense, or an official specified in subsection (b)(2) to whom the Secretary delegates authority under this paragraph, makes a written determination that unequal cost sharing provides strategic value to the United States or another participant in the project. > > > #### “(3) > > For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘cost’ means the total value of cash and non-cash contributions.” > .