Sec. 217. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIALS FOR CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY
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## SEC. 217 DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIALS FOR CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY ###
(a)Designation of Senior Officials **[**[10 U.S.C. 4001 note](/us/usc/t10/s4001)**]** The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall— ####
(1)identify technology areas that the Under Secretary considers critical for the support of the National Defense Strategy; and ####
(2)for each such technology area, designate a senior official of the Department of Defense to coordinate research and engineering activities in that area. ###
(b)Duties The duties of each senior official designated under subsection
(a)shall include, with respect to the technology area overseen by such official— ####
(1)developing and continuously updating research and technology development roadmaps, funding strategies, and technology transition strategies to ensure— #####
(A)the effective and efficient development of new capabilities in the area; and #####
(B)the operational use of appropriate technologies; ####
(2)conducting annual assessments of workforce, infrastructure, and industrial base capabilities and capacity to support— #####
(A)the roadmaps developed under paragraph (1); and #####
(B)the goals of the National Defense Strategy; ####
(3)reviewing the relevant research and engineering budgets of appropriate organizations within the Department of Defense, including the Armed Forces, and advising the Under Secretary on— #####
(A)the consistency of the budgets with the roadmaps developed under paragraph (1); #####
(B)any technical and programmatic risks to the achievement of the research and technology development goals of the National Defense Strategy; #####
(C)programs, projects, and activities that demonstrate— ######
(i)unwanted or inefficient duplication, including duplication with activities of other government agencies and the commercial sector; ######
(ii)lack of appropriate coordination with other organizations; or ######
(iii)inappropriate alignment with organizational missions and capabilities; ####
(4)coordinating the research and engineering activities of the Department with appropriate international, interagency, and private sector organizations; and ####
(5)tasking appropriate intelligence agencies of the Department to develop a direct comparison between the capabilities of the United States in the technology area concerned and the capabilities of adversaries of the United States in that area. ###
(c)Annual Reports ####
(1)In general Not later than December 1, 2021, and not later than December 1 of each year thereafter through December 1, 2030, the Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on research and engineering activities and on the status of the technology areas identified under subsection (a)(1), including a description of any programs, projects, or activities in such areas, that have, in the year preceding the date of the report— #####
(A)achieved significant technical progress; #####
(B)transitioned from the research and development phase to formal acquisition programs; #####
(C)transitioned from the research and development phase into operational use; or #####
(D)been transferred from the Department of Defense to private sector organizations for further commercial development or commercial sales. ####
(2)Form Each report under paragraph
(1)shall submitted in unclassified form that can be made available to the public, but may include a classified annex. ###
(d)Coordination of Research and Engineering Activities The Service Acquisition Executive for each military department and the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall each identify senior officials to ensure coordination of appropriate research and engineering activities with each of the senior officials designated under subsection (a). ###
(e)Conforming Amendments Section 218 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection
(a)by striking the second sentence and inserting “The Office shall carry out the program and activities described in subsections
(b)and
(c)and shall have such other responsibilities relating to hypersonics as the Secretary shall specify”; ####
(2)by striking subsections (b),
(e)and (f); ####
(3)by redesignating subsections
(c)and
(d)as subsections
(b)and (c), respectively; ####
(4)in subsection (b)(1), as so redesignated, by striking “provide the Office with” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “provide the Office with foundational and applied hypersonic research, development, and workforce support in areas that the Office determines to be relevant for the Department of Defense.”; ####
(5)in subsection (c), as so redesignated— #####
(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “In carrying out the program required by subsection (b), the Office” and inserting “The Office”; #####
(B)by amending paragraph
(1)to read as follows: > > #### “(1) > > Expedite testing, evaluation, and acquisition of hypersonic technologies to meet the stated needs of the warfighter, including flight testing, ground-based-testing, and underwater launch testing.” > ; #####
(C)by striking paragraphs
(2)and (3); #####
(D)by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and
(7)as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (6), respectively; #####
(E)by amending paragraph (2), as so redesignated, to read as follows: > > #### “(2) > > Ensure prototyping demonstration programs on hypersonic systems integrate advanced technologies to speed the maturation and deployment of future hypersonic systems.” > ; #####
(F)by amending paragraph (3), as so redesignated, to read as follows: > > #### “(3) > > Ensure that any demonstration program on hypersonic systems is carried out only if determined to be consistent with the roadmap for the relevant critical technology area supportive of the National Defense Strategy, as developed by the senior official with responsibility for such area under section 217 of the William M.
(Mac)Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.” > ; #####
(G)by amending paragraph (4), as so redesignated, to read as follows: > > #### “(4) > > Develop strategies and roadmaps for hypersonic technologies to enable the transition of such technologies to future operational capabilities for the warfighter.” > ; #####
(H)by inserting after paragraph (4), as so redesignated, the following: > > #### “(5) > > Develop and implement a strategy for enhancing the current and future hypersonics workforce.” > ; and #####
(I)by amending paragraph (6), as so redesignated, to read as follows: > > #### “(6) > > Coordinate with relevant stakeholders and agencies to support the technological advantage of the United States in developing hypersonic systems.” > . **[**Section 218 was repealed by section 811(b)(3)(A) of division A of Public Law 119–160.**]**
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DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIALS FOR CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-364
Pub. L.Pub. L. 119-160
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