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level structure and on which a major system compo-
nent can be physically mounted or installed. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘weapon system component’— 
‘‘(A) means a high level subsystem or as-
sembly, including hardware, software, or an in-
tegrated assembly of both, that can be mounted 
or installed on a major system platform through 
a key system interface (as defined in section 
4401(f) of this title); and 
‘‘(B) includes a subsystem or assembly that 
is likely to have additional capability require-
ments, is likely to change because of evolving 
technology or threat, is needed for interoper-
ability, facilitates incremental deployment of ca-
pabilities, or is expected to be replaced by an-
other subsystem or assembly described in sub-
paragraph (A).’’. 
(5) Section 804 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 4401 
note) is repealed. 
SEC. 1834. BRIDGING OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND SUP-
PORT FOR TRANSITION PROGRAM. 
(a) BRIDGING OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND SUP-
PORT FOR TRANSITION PROGRAM.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In meeting the respon-
sibilities of the Defense Innovation Unit under section 
4127(d) of title 10, United States Code, the Director 
of the Defense Innovation Unit shall establish a pro-
gram (to be known as the ‘‘Bridging Operational Ob-
jectives and Support for Transition program’’) to ac-
celerate the adoption or integration of commercial 
technologies into programs of record of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(2) PROGRAM EXECUTION.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Director shall issue guidance on the BOOST pro-
gram, including guidance to do the following: 
(A) Enable a customer seeking a technology 
solution for a challenge or requirement in a pro-
gram of record of the Department of Defense to 
request assistance under the BOOST program 
with identifying and adopting or integrating 
such a solution into such program. 
(B) Establish requirements for the Defense 
Innovation Unit to— 
(i) conduct a review of commercial 
technologies pursuant to a request described 
in subparagraph (A) with respect to a chal-
lenge or requirement of a program of record 
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of the Department to identify commercial 
technology that may address such challenge 
or requirement; 
(ii) provide to the customer that made 
such request the findings of such review, in-
cluding any commercial technologies so 
identified; and 
(iii) at the request of such customer 
after providing such findings to such cus-
tomer, conduct development, experimen-
tation, or integration activities in coordina-
tion with such customer to support or en-
able the adoption or integration of any 
commercial technology so identified into 
such program of record. 
(C) Establish criteria for terminating as-
sistance under the BOOST program for a cus-
tomer or with respect to a commercial tech-
nology. 
(3) SUPPORT TO OTHER PROGRAMS.—The Direc-
tor shall ensure the BOOST program works with and 
in support of— 
(A) the program established under section 
4061(a) of title 10, United States Code; 
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(B) other organizations of the Department 
of Defense responsible for accelerating the adop-
tion and integration of technology in systems or 
programs of the Department; 
(C) the Small Business Innovation Research 
Program; 
(D) the Small Business Technology Transfer 
Program; and 
(E) the Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell (as de-
scribed in the Department of Defense Directive 
5000.71 titled ‘‘Rapid Fulfillment of Combatant 
Commander Urgent Operational Needs’’ (August 
24, 2012)). 
(4) FUNDING.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, amounts authorized to be appropriated 
the Defense Innovation Unit for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation for a fiscal year may be 
used for such fiscal year to carry out the BOOST pro-
gram. 
(5) SUNSET.—The authorities and requirements 
under this subsection shall expire on December 31, 
2030. 
(b) REPORTING.—Not later than two years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
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quisition and Sustainment and the Director, submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the effective-
ness of the BOOST program in accelerating the adoption 
or integration of commercial technologies into programs of 
record of the Department of Defense, including— 
(1) a summary description of customers and 
technologies adopted or integrated into such programs 
of record based on assistance provided under the 
BOOST program; 
(2) recommendations of the Secretary to improve 
the BOOST program; and 
(3) a recommendation whether to continue or 
terminate the BOOST program. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘BOOST program’’ means the pro-
gram established under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) The term ‘‘customer’’ means a program man-
ager or program executive officer of the Department 
of Defense that has primary responsibility for fielding 
the system or systems acquired. 
(3) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 
the Defense Innovation Unit. 
(4) The term ‘‘program executive officer’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1737(a) of title 
10, United States Code. 
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(5) The terms ‘‘Small Business Innovation Re-
search Program’’ and ‘‘Small Business Technology 
Transfer Program’’ have the meanings given such 
terms, respectively, in section 9(e) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e)). 
SEC. 1835. TRANSITION TO ADVANCED MANUFACTURING 
FOR CERTAIN CRITICAL ITEMS. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Program Executive 
Officer for each major weapon system shall, in coordination 
with each covered contractor and such contractor’s first-tier 
subcontractors— 
(1) conduct an assessment of critical items that 
could be produced via advanced manufacturing proc-
esses within the period of 24 months following the 
date of the enactment of this Act for the purposes of— 
(A) reducing fabrication time and costs; 
and 
(B) increasing the ability to scale produc-
tion rapidly; 
(2) identify any development, engineering or 
testing (whether conducted by the original equipment 
manufacturer, contractor, or Federal Government) re-
quired to transition production of critical items to 
advanced manufacturing; 
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(3) estimate any non-recurring costs to complete 
such transition and recommend whether such costs 
are properly borne by the contractor involved or the 
Federal Government; and 
(4) submit a plan to the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition and Sustainment to transition 
production of such critical items to advanced manu-
facturing to the maximum extent practicable. 
(b) USE OF EXISTING AUTHORITIES.—The Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall use 
every available authority to waive or accelerate the develop-
ment, engineering, or testing requirements identified in sub-
section (a)(2). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit the plans re-
quired by subsection (a) to— 
(1) the Defense Industrial Resilience Consortium 
established under section 1842 of this Act; and 
(2) the congressional defense committees. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Following receipt of the plans 
under subsection (c)(1), the Defense Industrial Resilience 
Consortium shall commence implementation and competi-
tive solicitation of advanced manufacturing solutions of the 
critical items identified under subsection (a)(1), with the 
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goal of maximizing the transition of such items to produc-
tion via advanced manufacturing by not later than 24 
months after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered contractor’’ means a con-
tractor manufacturing or integrating hardware for a 
major weapon system. 
(2) The term ‘‘critical items’’ means components, 
subassemblies, and assemblies that are among the top 
10 drivers of current or future degraded mission ca-
pability for a major weapon system, as determined by 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment. 
(3) The term ‘‘advanced manufacturing’’ shall 
have the meaning given that term by the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment for 
purposes of this section. Such definition shall, at a 
minium— 
(A) encompass manufacturing technologies 
that integrate interconnected digital technologies 
such as robotics, artificial intelligence, and the 
Internet of Things, across the entire value stream 
to create highly efficient, flexible, and data-driv-
en production systems, leading to improved qual-
ity, lower costs, and faster innovation; and 
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(B) include software-controlled subtractive 
manufacturing, additive manufacturing, powder 
bed fusion manufacturing, and other similar 
manufacturing technologies. 
Subtitle E—Modifications to 
Strengthen the Industrial Base 
SEC. 1841. AMENDMENTS TO THE PROCUREMENT TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Chapter 388 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by amending section 4951(2)(B) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) a tribe, reservation, economic enter-
prise, or organization, as such terms are defined, 
respectively, in section 3 of the Indian Financ-
ing Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–262; 25 U.S.C. 
1452).’’; 
(2) in section 4952— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as paragraphs (2) and (3); 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so 
redesignated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) to support the growth and resiliency of the 
industrial base by accelerating innovation, fostering 
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ingenuity of business entities, and establishing resil-
ient supply chains;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) to mitigate costs of entry for business enti-
ties that improve the technology capabilities of the 
Department of Defense.’’; 
(3) in section 4954, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition and Sustainment may carry out a 
pilot program to award funding for national program staff 
to an eligible entity that has entered into a cooperative 
agreement under this section. Funding received under such 
pilot program shall not be subject to the requirements of 
subsection (b) or (e). National program staff funded under 
such pilot program shall provide subject matter expertise 
for technical assistance, including for activities authorized 
under section 4958.’’; 
(4) in section 4955— 
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(A) 
in 
paragraph 
(4) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,500,000’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) FUNDING FROM OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
The Secretary shall accept and use funds from other Federal 
agencies and departments for execution and administration 
of the program authorized by this chapter.’’; and 
(5) in section 4961— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) an amount determined appropriate by the 
Secretary to establish one or more centers of excellence 
to provide to individuals or eligible entities that pro-
vide procurement technical assistance pursuant to 
this chapter training necessary to fulfill the purpose 
of the program under section 4952 of this title.’’. 
SEC. 1842. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL RESILIENCE CONSOR-
TIUM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
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