Sec. 235. PLAN FOR DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

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## SEC. 235 PLAN FOR DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY INNOVATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ###

(a)In General The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall develop a plan for the establishment of a fellowship program (to be known as the “Innovation Fellowship Program”) to expand opportunities for early career scientists to participate in the programs, projects, and other activities of the Agency. ###

(b)Elements In developing the plan under subsection (a), the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall— ####

(1)review the types of programs, projects, and other activities of the Agency that may be open to participation from early career scientists to identify opportunities for the expansion of such participation; ####

(2)identify criteria for evaluating applicants to the fellowship program described in subsection (a); ####

(3)establish detailed plans for the implementation of the fellowship program; ####

(4)conduct an assessment of the potential costs of the fellowship program; ####

(5)define eligibility requirements for participants in the fellowship program; and ####

(6)address such other matters as the Director determines appropriate. ###

(c)Submittal to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committee a report that includes— ####

(1)the plan developed under subsection (a); and ####

(2)recommendations for expanding opportunities for early career scientists to participate in the programs, projects, and other activities of the Agency. ###

(d)Early Career Scientist Defined The term “early career scientist” means a scientist who is in an early stage of career development according to criteria determined by the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for purposes of this section.