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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7376 

To establish an advisory board on national security innovation activities and 

extend the pilot program on defense manufacturing, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 25, 2020 

Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mr. GALLAGHER) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To establish an advisory board on national security innovation activities and extend the pilot program on defense 

manufacturing, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Security In5 novation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ADVISORY BOARD ON NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVA7 TION ACTIVITIES. 

8 Section 230 of the John S. McCain National Defense 

9 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 

10 note) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Under 

2 Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 

3 shall establish’’ and inserting ‘‘The Under Secretary 

4 of Defense for Research and Engineering, acting 

5 through the Director of the Defense Innovation 

6 Unit, shall establish’’; 

7 (2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) 

8 as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; 

9 (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol10 lowing new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(e) ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY BOARD.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not earlier than the date 

13 specified in paragraph (5), but no later than 180 

14 days after such date, the Under Secretary shall es15 tablish an advisory board within the Defense Innova16 tion Unit to advise the Under Secretary and the Di17 rector of the Unit with respect to the establishment 

18 and prioritization of activities under such subsection 

19 (a). 

20 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The advisory board established 

21 under paragraph (1) shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) identify activities that should be 

23 prioritized for establishment under subsection 

24 (a); 


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1 ‘‘(B) not less frequently that semiannually, 

2 reevaluate and update such priorities; and 

3 ‘‘(C) ensure continuing alignment of the 

4 activities established under subsection (a), in5 cluding all elements of such activities described 

6 in subsection (b), with the overall technology 

7 strategy of the Department of Defense. 

8 ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory board estab9 lished under paragraph (1) shall be composed of one 

10 or more representatives from each of the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) Each science and technology reinven12 tion laboratory of the Department of Defense. 

13 ‘‘(B) The primary procurement organiza14 tion of each Armed Force. 

15 ‘‘(C) The Defense Innovation Board. 

16 ‘‘(D) Such other organizations and ele17 ments of the Department of Defense as the 

18 Under Secretary, in consultation with the Di19 rector of the Defense Innovation Unit, deter20 mines appropriate. 

21 ‘‘(4) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days before the 

22 date on which the advisory board is established 

23 under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall sub24 mit to the congressional defense committees a plan 

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1 scription of the expected roles, responsibilities, and 

2 membership of the advisory board. 

3 ‘‘(5) DATE SPECIFIED.—The date specified in 

4 this paragraph is the date on which funds are first 

5 appropriated or otherwise made available to carry 

6 out subsection (a).’’; and 

7 (4) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by 

8 striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

9 (i)’’. 

10 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON DEFENSE MAN11 UFACTURING. 

12 Section 1711 of the National Defense Authorization 

13 Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 

14 2505 note) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the date that 

16 is four years after the date of the enactment of this 

17 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘January 31, 

19 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2027’’. 

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