National Security Innovation Act

To establish an advisory board on national security innovation activities and extend the pilot program on defense manufacturing, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Security Innovation Act 2. Advisory board on national security innovation activities Section 230 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( 10 U.S.C. 2358 (1) in subsection (a), by striking The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall establish The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, acting through the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit, shall establish (2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection: (e) Establishment of Advisory Board (1) In general Not earlier than the date specified in paragraph (5), but no later than 180 days after such date, the Under Secretary shall establish an advisory board within the Defense Innovation Unit to advise the Under Secretary and the Director of the Unit with respect to the establishment and prioritization of activities under such subsection (a). (2) Duties The advisory board established under paragraph (1) shall— (A) identify activities that should be prioritized for establishment under subsection (a); (B) not less frequently that semiannually, reevaluate and update such priorities; and (C) ensure continuing alignment of the activities established under subsection (a), including all elements of such activities described in subsection (b), with the overall technology strategy of the Department of Defense. (3) Membership The advisory board established under paragraph (1) shall be composed of one or more representatives from each of the following: (A) Each science and technology reinvention laboratory of the Department of Defense. (B) The primary procurement organization of each Armed Force. (C) The Defense Innovation Board. (D) Such other organizations and elements of the Department of Defense as the Under Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit, determines appropriate. (4) Plan Not later than 90 days before the date on which the advisory board is established under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for establishing the advisory board, including a description of the expected roles, responsibilities, and membership of the advisory board. (5) Date specified The date specified in this paragraph is the date on which funds are first appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out subsection (a). ; and (4) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking subsection (h) subsection (i) 3. Extension of pilot program on defense manufacturing Section 1711 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 10 U.S.C. 2505 (1) in subsection (d), by striking the date that is four years after the date of the enactment of this Act December 31, 2026 (2) in subsection (e), by striking January 31, 2022 January 31, 2027

Summary: National Security Innovation Act This bill establishes an advisory board on national security innovation within the Defense Innovation Unit of the Department of Defense (DOD). It also extends through December 31, 2026, the DOD pilot program on assessing the feasibility of increasing the defense industrial base to support (1) production needs to meet military requirements, and (2) manufacturing and production of emerging defense and commercial technologies.