Sec. 872. ESTABLISHMENT OF MISSION-ORIENTED PILOT PROGRAMS TO CLOSE SIGNIFICANT CAPABILITIES GAPS
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## SEC. 872 ESTABLISHMENT OF MISSION-ORIENTED PILOT PROGRAMS TO CLOSE SIGNIFICANT CAPABILITIES GAPS **[**[10 U.S.C. 191 note](/us/usc/t10/s191)**]** ###
(a)In General The Secretary of Defense shall establish, within the Strategic Capabilities Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, not fewer than two mission-oriented integration pilot programs with the objective of closing significant capabilities gaps by developing and implementing capabilities and by synchronizing and integrating missions across covered Armed Forces and Defense Agencies. ###
(b)Elements The pilot programs established under subsection
(a)shall— ####
(1)seek to address specific outstanding operational challenges of high importance to the operational plans of the United States Indo-Pacific Command and the United States European Command; ####
(2)be designed to leverage industry cost sharing by using sources such as private equity and venture capital funding to develop technologies and overall capabilities that resolve significant capability gaps for delivery to the Department of Defense, as a product or as a service; ####
(3)not later than three years after the date on which the pilot program commences, demonstrate the efficacy of the solutions being developed under the pilot program; ####
(4)deliver an operational capability not later than five years after the pilot program commences; ####
(5)provide an operationally relevant solution for— #####
(A)######
(i)maintaining resilient aircraft operations in and around Guam in the face of evolving regional threats, including large salvo supersonic and hypersonic missile threats; or ######
(ii)an operational challenge of similar strategic importance and relevance to the responsibilities and plans of the United States Indo-Pacific Command or the United States European Command; and #####
(B)######
(i)providing a resilient logistic and resupply capability in the face of evolving regional threats, including operations within an anti-access-area denial environment; or ######
(ii)an operational challenge of similar strategic importance and relevance to the responsibilities and plans of the United States Indo-Pacific Command; and ####
(6)incorporate— #####
(A)existing and planned Department of Defense systems and capabilities to achieve mission objectives; and #####
(B)to the extent practicable, technologies that have military applications and the potential for nonmilitary applications. ###
(c)Role of Strategic Capabilities Office ####
(1)In general With respect to the pilot programs established under subsection (a), the Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall— #####
(A)assign mission managers or program managers— ######
(i)to coordinate and collaborate with entities awarded contracts or agreements under the pilot program, parties to cost sharing agreements for such awarded contracts or agreements, combatant commands, and military departments to define mission requirements and solutions; and ######
(ii)to coordinate and monitor pilot program implementation; #####
(B)provide technical assistance for pilot program activities, including developing and implementing metrics, which shall be used— ######
(i)to assess each operational challenge such pilot programs are addressing; and ######
(ii)to characterize the resilience of solutions being developed under the pilot programs to known threats and single points of failure; #####
(C)provide operational use case expertise to the entities awarded contracts or agreements under the pilot program and parties to cost sharing agreements for such awarded contracts or agreements; #####
(D)serve as the liaison between the Armed Forces, the combatant commanders, and the participants in the pilot programs; and #####
(E)use flexible acquisition practices and authorities, including— ######
(i)the authorities under section 2371 and 2371b of title 10, United States Code; ######
(ii)payments for demonstrated progress; ######
(iii)authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.); and ######
(iv)other acquisition practices that support efficient and effective access to emerging technologies and capabilities, including technologies and capabilities from companies funded with private investment. ####
(2)Reports to congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the pilot programs. ###
(d)Additional Authorities The Secretary of Defense shall assess authorities required for such mission managers and program managers to effectively and efficiently fulfill their responsibilities under the pilot programs, including the delegation of personnel hiring and contracting authorities. ###
(e)Data The Secretary of Defense shall establish mechanisms to collect and analyze data on the implementation of the pilot programs for the purposes of— ####
(1)developing and sharing best practices for achieving goals established for the pilot programs; and ####
(2)providing information to the Secretary and the congressional defense committees on— #####
(A)the implementation of the pilot programs; and #####
(B)related policy issues. ###
(f)Recommendations Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a recommendation with respect to continuing or expanding the pilot program. ###
(g)Transition of Pilot Program Responsibilities Beginning in fiscal year 2025, the Secretary may transition the responsibility for the pilot programs to another organization. ###
(h)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Covered armed force The term “covered Armed Force” means— #####
(A)the Army; #####
(B)the Navy; #####
(C)the Air Force; #####
(D)the Marine Corps; or #####
(E)the Space Force. ####
(2)Defense agency The term “Defense Agency” has the meaning given such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. ####
(3)Mission manager The term “mission manager” means an individual that, with respect to a mission under a pilot program established under subsection (a), shall have the responsibilities described in subparagraphs
(B)through
(F)of section 871(c)(2) of this Act.
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ESTABLISHMENT OF MISSION-ORIENTED PILOT PROGRAMS TO CLOSE SIGNIFICANT CAPABILITIES GAPS
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