Sec. 220. SOCIAL SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
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## SEC. 220 SOCIAL SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES **[**[10 U.S.C. 4001 note](/us/usc/t10/s4001)**]** ###
(a)Establishment The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall carry out a program of research and development in social science, management science, and information science. ###
(b)Purposes The purposes of the program under subsection
(a)are as follows: ####
(1)To ensure that the Department of Defense has access to innovation and expertise in social science, management science, and information science to enable the Department to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and agility of the Department’s operational and management activities. ####
(2)To develop and manage a portfolio of research initiatives in fundamental and applied social science, management science, and information science that is stable, consistent, and balanced across relevant disciplines. ####
(3)To enhance cooperation and collaboration on research and development in the fields of social science, management science, and information science between the Department of Defense and appropriate private sector and international entities that are involved in research and development in such fields. ####
(4)To accelerate the development of a research community and industry to support Department of Defense missions in the fields of social science, management science, and information science, including the development of facilities, a workforce, infrastructure, and partnerships in support of such missions. ####
(5)To coordinate all research and development within the Department of Defense in the fields of social science, management science, and information science. ####
(6)To collect, synthesize, and disseminate critical information on research and development in the fields of social science, management science, and information science. ####
(7)To assess and appropriately share, with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government and appropriate entities in the private sector— #####
(A)challenges within the Department of Defense that may be addressed through the application of advances in social science, management science, and information science; and #####
(B)datasets related to such challenges. ####
(8)To support the identification of organizational and institutional barriers to the implementation of management and organizational enhancements and best practices. ####
(9)To accelerate efforts— #####
(A)to transition, and deploy within the Department of Defense, technologies and concepts derived from research and development in the fields of social science, management science, and information science; and #####
(B)to establish policies, procedures, and standards for measuring the success of such efforts. ####
(10)To integrate knowledge from cross-disciplinary research on— #####
(A)how factors relating to social science, management science, and information science affect the global security environment; and #####
(B)best practices for management in the public and private sectors. ####
(11)To apply principles, tools, and methods from social science, management science, and information science— #####
(A)to ensure the Department of Defense is more agile, efficient, and effective in organizational management and in deterring and countering current and emerging threats; and #####
(B)to support the National Defense Strategy. ###
(c)Administration The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall supervise the planning, management, and coordination of the program under subsection (a). ###
(d)Activities The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the heads of relevant Defense Agencies, shall— ####
(1)prescribe a set of long-term challenges and a set of specific technical goals for the program, including— #####
(A)optimization of analysis of national security data sets; #####
(B)development of innovative defense-related management activities; #####
(C)improving the operational use of social science, management science, and information science innovations by military commanders and civilian leaders; #####
(D)improving understanding of the fundamental social, cultural, and behavioral forces that shape the strategic interests of the United States; and #####
(E)developing a Department of Defense workforce capable of developing and leveraging innovations and best practices in the fields of social science, management science, and information science to support defense missions; ####
(2)develop a coordinated and integrated research and investment plan for meeting near-term, mid-term, and long-term national security, defense-related, and Departmental management challenges that— #####
(A)includes definitive milestones; #####
(B)provides for achieving specific technical goals; #####
(C)establishes pathways to address the operational and management missions of the Department through— ######
(i)the evaluation of innovations and advances in social science, management science, and information science for potential implementation within the Department; and ######
(ii)implementation of such innovations and advances within the Department, as appropriate; and #####
(C)builds upon the investments of the Department, other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and the commercial sector in the fields of social science, management science, and information science; ####
(3)develop plans for— #####
(A)the development of the Department’s workforce in social science, management science, and information science; and #####
(B)improving awareness of— ######
(i)the fields of social science, management science, and information science; ######
(ii)advances and innovations in such fields; and ######
(iii)and the ability of such advances and innovations to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department; and ####
(4)develop memoranda of agreement, joint funding agreements, and such other cooperative arrangements as the Under Secretary determines necessary— #####
(A)to carry out the program under subsection (a); and #####
(B)to transition appropriate products, services, and innovations relating social science, management science, and information science into use within the Department. ###
(e)Guidance Required ####
(1)In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall develop and issue guidance for defense-related social science, management science, and information science activities, including— #####
(A)classification and data management plans for such activities; #####
(B)policies for control of personnel participating in such activities to protect national security interests; and #####
(C)ensuring that research findings and innovations in the fields of social science, management science, and information science are incorporated into the activities and strategic documents of the Department. ####
(2)Updates The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall regularly update the guidance issued under paragraph (1). ###
(f)Designation of Entity The Secretary of each military department may establish or designate an entity or activity under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, which may include a Department of Defense Laboratory, an academic institution, or another appropriate organization, to support interdisciplinary research and development activities in the fields of social science, management science, and information science, and engage with appropriate public and private sector organizations, including academic institutions, to enhance and accelerate the research, development, and deployment of social science, management science, and information science within the Department. ###
(g)Use of Other Authority The Secretary of Defense shall use the authority provided under section 217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) to enhance the ability of the Department of Defense to access technical talent and expertise at academic institutions in support of the purposes of this section. ###
(h)Report ####
(1)In general Not later than December 31, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the program under subsection (a). ####
(2)Form of report The report required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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