(1) The name of each research or research and 
development project designated for accelerated tran-
sition under subsection (b). 
(2) The rationale behind the selection of each 
such project. 
(3) A recommendation as to whether the pilot 
program under this section should be extended. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘re-
search’’ or ‘‘research and development’’ has the same 
meaning as in section 9(e)(5) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 638(e)(5)). 
SEC. 224. REVISED REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SUBMIS-
SION OF JOINT WARFIGHTING SCIENCE AND 
TECHNOLOGY PLAN. 
(a) BIENNIAL SUBMITTAL.—Section 270 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 
(Public Law 104–201; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘ANNUAL’’ in the section head-
ing and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘(a) ANNUAL
PLAN
RE-
QUIRED.—On March 1 of each year’’ and inserting 
‘‘Not later than March 1 of each even-numbered 
year,’’.
(b) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR INCLUSION OF 
TECHNOLOGY AREA REVIEW
AND ASSESSMENT SUM-
MARIES.—Subsection (b) of such section is repealed. 
SEC. 225. SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRIAL BASE IMPROVEMENT 
PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVA-
TIVE SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, PROC-
ESSES, AND FACILITIES. 
(a) PROGRAM FOR UNITED STATES PRIVATE SHIP-
YARDS.—The Secretary of the Navy shall establish a pro-
gram under which the Secretary shall provide funds, in 
such amounts as are made available to carry out this pro-
gram—
(1) to qualified applicants to facilitate the de-
velopment of innovative design and production tech-
nologies and processes for naval vessels and the de-
velopment of modernized shipbuilding infrastructure; 
and 
(2) to private shipyards to facilitate their acqui-
sition of such technologies, processes, and infrastruc-
ture. 
(b) PURPOSES OF PROGRAM.—The purposes of the 
program referred to in subsection (a) are—
(1) to improve the efficiency and cost-effective-
ness of the construction of naval vessels for the 
United States;
(2) to enhance the quality of naval vessel con-
struction; and 
(3) to promote the international competitiveness 
of United States shipyards for the construction of 
commercial ships and naval ships intended for sale 
to foreign governments. 
(c) APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT FUNDING.—
An entity requesting assistance under the program re-
ferred to in subsection (a) to develop new design or pro-
duction technologies or processes for naval vessels or to 
improve shipbuilding infrastructure shall submit to the 
Secretary of the Navy an application that describes the 
proposal of the entity and provides evidence of its capa-
bility to develop one or more of the following: 
(1) Numerically controlled machine tools, ro-
bots, automated process control equipment, comput-
erized flexible manufacturing systems, associated 
computer software, and other technology designed to 
improve shipbuilding and related industrial produc-
tivity. 
(2) Novel techniques and processes designed to 
improve shipbuilding quality, productivity, and prac-
tice on a broad and sustained basis, including in 
such areas as engineering design, quality assurance, 
concurrent engineering, continuous process produc-