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gine Transition Program and the development and 
testing status of the other modernization options as-
sessed in the business-case analysis described in para-
graph (1). 
(4) An assessment of the timeline associated with 
modernizing the propulsion, power, and thermal 
management systems of F–35 aircraft to meet the ca-
pability performance requirements of the full Block 4 
suite upgrade planned for each variant of such air-
craft. 
(5) An assessment of the costs associated with 
modernizing the propulsion, power, and thermal 
management systems of F–35 aircraft to meet the ca-
pability performance requirements of the full Block 4 
suite upgrade planned for each variant of such air-
craft. 
(6) An assessment of the potential effects of each 
modernization option assessed in the business-case 
analysis described in paragraph (1) on life-cycle 
sustainment costs and the costs of spare parts for F– 
35 aircraft, including any participatory effects on 
international partners and foreign military sales cus-
tomers. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than February 28, 2023, the 
Comptroller General shall provide to the congressional de-
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fense committees a briefing on the preliminary results of 
the audit conducted under subsection (a). 
(d) REPORT.—Following the briefing under subsection 
(c), at such time as is mutually agreed upon by the congres-
sional defense committees and the Comptroller General, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the final results of the audit 
conducted under subsection (a), including the findings of 
the Comptroller General with respect to each element speci-
fied in subsection (b). 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 211. Modification of cooperative research and development project authority. 
Sec. 212. Clarification of role of senior official with principal responsibility for 
artificial intelligence and machine learning. 
Sec. 213. Inclusion of Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and En-
gineering in personnel management authority to attract experts 
in science and engineering. 
Sec. 214. Modification of limitation on cancellation of designation of Executive 
Agent for a certain Defense Production Act program. 
Sec. 215. Support for research and development of bioindustrial manufacturing 
processes. 
Sec. 216. Air-breathing and rocket booster testing capacity upgrades to support 
critical hypersonic weapons development. 
Sec. 217. Competitively awarded demonstrations and tests of electromagnetic war-
fare technology. 
Sec. 218. Administration of the Advanced Sensor Applications Program. 
Sec. 219. Quantifiable assurance capability for security of microelectronics. 
Sec. 220. Government-Industry-Academia Working Group on Microelectronics. 
Sec. 221. Target date for deployment of 5G wireless broadband infrastructure at 
all military installations. 
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Sec. 222. Outreach to historically Black colleges and universities and other mi-
nority-serving institutions regarding National Security Innova-
tion Network programs that promote entrepreneurship and inno-
vation at institutions of higher education. 
Sec. 223. Report and pilot program based on recommendations regarding defense 
research capacity at historically Black colleges and universities 
and other minority-serving institutions. 
Sec. 224. Pilot program to support the development of patentable inventions in 
the Department of the Navy. 
Sec. 225. Pilot program to facilitate the development of battery technologies for 
warfighters. 
Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 231. Modification to annual reports of the Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation. 
Sec. 232. Extension of requirement for quarterly briefings on strategy for fifth 
generation information and communications technologies. 
Sec. 233. Plan for investments to support the development of novel processing ap-
proaches for defense applications. 
Sec. 234. Plans to accelerate the transition to 5G information and communica-
tions technology within the military departments. 
Sec. 235. Plan for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Innovation Fellow-
ship Program. 
Sec. 236. Strategy and plan for fostering and strengthening the defense innova-
tion ecosystem. 
Sec. 237. Assessment and strategy relating to hypersonic testing capacity of the 
Department of Defense. 
Sec. 238. Annual report on studies and reports of federally funded research and 
development centers. 
Sec. 239. Report on recommendations from Army Futures Command Research 
Program Realignment Study. 
Sec. 240. Report on potential for increased utilization of the Electronic Proving 
Grounds testing range. 
Sec. 241. Study on costs associated with underperforming software and informa-
tion technology. 
Sec. 242. Study and report on sufficiency of operational test and evaluation re-
sources supporting certain major defense acquisition programs. 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2023 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4201. 
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Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 211. MODIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2350a(a)(2) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(F) The European Union, including the Euro-
pean Defence Agency, the European Commission, and 
the Council of the European Union, and their sub-
organizations.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING REGULATIONS.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall revise the Department of Defense 
Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to con-
form with section 2350a of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended by subsection (a). 
SEC. 212. CLARIFICATION OF ROLE OF SENIOR OFFICIAL 
WITH PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARTI-
FICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARN-
ING. 
(a) PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
TO AT-
TRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.—Section 
4092 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(6)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Director of the Joint Arti-
ficial Intelligence Center’’ and inserting ‘‘official 
designated under section 238(b) of the John S. 
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘for the Center’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘to support the activities of such official 
under section 238 of such Act’’; and 
(C) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘Center’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(F)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Joint Artificial Intelligence 
Center’’ and inserting ‘‘office of the official des-
ignated under section 238(b) of the John S. 
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘in the Center’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘in support of the activities of such official 
under section 238 of such Act’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘Joint Arti-
ficial Intelligence Center’’ and inserting ‘‘the activi-
ties under section 238 of the John S. McCain Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
(Public Law 115–232)’’. 
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(b) REVIEW OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICA-
TIONS
AND
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PERFORMANCE 
METRICS.—Section 226(b) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 
U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Director of 
the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’’ and inserting 
‘‘official designated under subsection (b) of section 
238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 
232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Director of 
the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’’ and inserting 
‘‘official designated under subsection (b) of section 
238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 
232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061)’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Director of 
the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’’ and inserting 
‘‘official designated under subsection (b) of section 
238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 
232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061)’’. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF THE JOINT COMMON FOUNDA-
TION PROGRAM.—Section 227(a) of the National Defense 
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Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117– 
81; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Joint 
Artificial Intelligence Center’’ and inserting ‘‘the office of 
the official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 
of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. note 
prec. 4061)’’. 
(d) PILOT PROGRAM ON DATA REPOSITORIES TO FA-
CILITATE
THE
DEVELOPMENT
OF
ARTIFICIAL
INTEL-
LIGENCE CAPABILITIES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE.—Section 232 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 
4001 note) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘PILOT 
PROGRAM ON DATA REPOSITORIES’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘DATA REPOSITORIES’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF DATA REPOSITORIES.—The 
Secretary of Defense, acting through the official designated 
under subsection (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
(Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) (and such 
other officials as the Secretary determines appropriate), 
shall— 
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‘‘(1) establish data repositories containing De-
partment of Defense data sets relevant to the develop-
ment of artificial intelligence software and technology; 
and 
‘‘(2) allow appropriate public and private sector 
organizations to access such data repositories for the 
purpose of developing improved artificial intelligence 
and machine learning software capabilities that may, 
as determined appropriate by the Secretary, be pro-
cured by the Department to satisfy Department re-
quirements and technology development goals.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘If the Sec-
retary of Defense carries out the pilot program under 
subsection (a), the data repositories established under 
the program’’ and inserting ‘‘The data repositories es-
tablished under subsection (a)’’; and 
(4) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than July 1, 2023, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on— 
‘‘(1) the types of information the Secretary deter-
mines are feasible and advisable to include in the 
data repositories established under subsection (a); and 
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‘‘(2) the progress of the Secretary in establishing 
such data repositories.’’. 
(e) DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 
AND WORKING GROUP.—Section 1531(d)(2)(C) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Pub-
lic Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2051) is amended by striking 
‘‘The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The office of the official designated under sub-
section (b) of section 238 of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061)’’. 
(f) BOARD OF ADVISORS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE 
SENIOR OFFICIAL WITH PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR 
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
AND MACHINE LEARNING.— 
Section 233 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public 
Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘JOINT 
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘OFFICE OF THE SENIOR OFFICIAL WITH 
PRINCIPAL
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR
ARTIFICIAL 
INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Joint Artifi-
cial Intelligence Center’’ and inserting ‘‘office of the 
official designated under subsection (b) of section 238 
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of the John S. McCain National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 
10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) (referred to in this section 
as the ‘Official’)’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Director’’ each 
place in appears and inserting ‘‘Official’’; 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2026’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (2). 
(g) APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO 
THE DEFENSE REFORM PILLAR IN THE NATIONAL DE-
FENSE STRATEGY.—Section 234(b) of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Director of the Joint Artificial Intel-
ligence Center’’ and inserting ‘‘official designated under sec-
tion 238(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 
10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061)’’. 
(h) PILOT PROGRAM ON THE USE OF ELECTRONIC 
PORTFOLIOS
TO EVALUATE CERTAIN APPLICANTS
FOR 
TECHNICAL POSITIONS.—Section 247(c) of the William M. 
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(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. note 
prec. 1580) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Joint Ar-
tificial Intelligence Center’’ and inserting ‘‘the office 
of the official designated under subsection (b) of sec-
tion 238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
115–232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061)’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. 
(i) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF 
THE JOINT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER.—Section 
808 the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘THE DI-
RECTOR
OF
THE
JOINT
ARTIFICIAL
INTEL-
LIGENCE CENTER’’ and inserting ‘‘THE SENIOR 
OFFICIAL
WITH
PRINCIPAL
RESPONSIBILITY 
FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE 
LEARNING’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘the Director of the Joint 
Artificial Intelligence Center’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
official designated under subsection (b) of section 
238 of the John S. McCain National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘Official’)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Center’’ and inserting 
‘‘the office of such official (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘Office’)’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘JAIC’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), 
(I) by striking ‘‘staff of the Direc-
tor’’ and inserting ‘‘staff of the Offi-
cial’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the Director of 
the Center’’ and inserting ‘‘such Offi-
cial’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘the Center’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office’’; 
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(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘the Center’’ and inserting ‘‘the Office’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘the Center’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘the Office’’; and 
(v) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘the Center’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘the Office’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the Center’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Office’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Director’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the Official’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Center’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Office’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Director’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Official’’; 
(5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the Director’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Official’’; 
(6) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘Center missions’’ and inserting ‘‘the mis-
sions of the Office’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘the Joint Artificial Intel-
ligence Center (referred to in this section as the 
‘Center’)’’ and inserting ‘‘the office of the official 
designated under subsection (b) of section 238 of 
the John S. McCain National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 
232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) (referred to in 
this section as the ‘Office’)’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Center’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Office’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Na-
tional Mission Initiatives, Component Mission 
Initiatives, and any other initiatives’’ and in-
serting ‘‘any initiatives’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘the Cen-
ter’s investments in the National Mission Initia-
tives and Component Mission Initiatives’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Office’s investments in its initia-
tives and other activities’’; and 
(4) by striking subsection (c). 
(k) CHIEF DATA OFFICER RESPONSIBILITY FOR DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATA SETS.—Section 903(b) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2223 note) is amended— 
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(1) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3). 
(l) JOINT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH, DE-
VELOPMENT, AND TRANSITION ACTIVITIES.—Section 238 of 
the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. note 
prec. 4061) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) ORGANIZATION AND ROLES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to designating 
an official under subsection (b), the Secretary of De-
fense shall assign to appropriate officials within the 
Department of Defense roles and responsibilities relat-
ing to the research, development, prototyping, testing, 
procurement of, requirements for, and operational use 
of artificial intelligence technologies. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS.—The officials as-
signed roles and responsibilities under paragraph (1) 
shall include— 
‘‘(A) the Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering; 
‘‘(B) the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition and Sustainment; 
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‘‘(C) one or more officials in each military 
department; 
‘‘(D) officials of appropriate Defense Agen-
cies; and 
‘‘(E) such other officials as the Secretary of 
Defense determines appropriate.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Director of the 
Joint Artificial Intelligence Center’’ and inserting 
‘‘official designated under subsection (b)’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (h). 
(m) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regula-
tion, guidance, instruction, or other document of the Fed-
eral Government to the Director of the Joint Artificial In-
telligence Center of the Department of Defense or to the 
Joint Artificial Intelligence Center shall be deemed to refer 
to the official designated under section 238(b) of the John 
S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061) 
or the office of such official, as the case may be. 
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SEC. 213. INCLUSION OF OFFICE OF UNDER SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING 
IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TO 
ATTRACT EXPERTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGI-
NEERING. 
Section 4092 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE
FOR
RESEARCH
AND
ENGINEERING.—The 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi-
neering may carry out a program of personnel man-
agement authority provided in subsection (b) in order 
to facilitate recruitment of eminent experts in science 
or engineering for the Office of the Under Secretary.’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (I), by striking the 
semicolon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(J) in the case of the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineer-
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ing, appoint scientists and engineers to a total 
of not more than 10 scientific and engineering 
positions in the Office;’’. 
SEC. 214. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON CANCELLA-
TION OF DESIGNATION OF EXECUTIVE AGENT 
FOR A CERTAIN DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 226 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1335) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) DESIGNATION OF OTHER EXECUTIVE AGENTS.— 
Notwithstanding the requirements of this section or section 
1792 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (50 U.S.C. 4531 note), the 
Secretary of Defense may designate one or more Executive 
Agents within the Department of Defense (other than the 
Executive Agent described in subsection (a)) to implement 
Defense Production Act transactions entered into under the 
authority of sections 4021, 4022, and 4023 of title 10, 
United States Code.’’. 
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SEC. 215. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF 
BIOINDUSTRIAL 
MANUFACTURING 
PROC-
ESSES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Secretary of Defense shall provide sup-
port for the development of a network of bioindustrial man-
ufacturing facilities to conduct research and development 
to improve the ability of the industrial base to assess, vali-
date, and scale new, innovative bioindustrial manufac-
turing processes for the production of chemicals, materials, 
and other products necessary to support national security 
or secure fragile supply chains. 
(b) FORM OF SUPPORT.—The support provided under 
subsection (a) may consist of— 
(1) providing funding to one or more existing fa-
cilities or the establishment of new facilities— 
(A) to support the research and development 
of bioindustrial manufacturing processes; or 
(B) to otherwise expand the bioindustrial 
manufacturing capabilities of such facilities; 
(2) the establishment of dedicated facilities with-
in one or more bioindustrial manufacturing facilities 
to serve as regional hubs for the research, develop-
ment, and the scaling of bioindustrial manufacturing 
processes and products to higher levels of production; 
or 
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(3) designating a bioindustrial manufacturing 
facility to serve as the lead entity responsible for inte-
grating a network of pilot and intermediate scale bio-
industrial manufacturing facilities. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—A facility that receives support 
under subsection (a) shall carry out activities relating to 
the research, development, test, and evaluation of innovative 
bioindustrial manufacturing processes and the scaling of 
bioindustrial manufacturing products to higher levels of 
production, which may include— 
(1) research on the use of bioindustrial manufac-
turing to create materials such as polymers, coatings, 
resins, commodity chemicals, and other materials 
with fragile supply chains; 
(2) demonstration projects to evaluate bioindus-
trial manufacturing processes and technologies; 
(3) 
activities 
to 
scale 
bioindustrial 
manufacuring processes and products to higher levels 
of production; 
(4) strategic planning for infrastructure and 
equipment investments for bioindustrial manufac-
turing of defense-related materials; 
(5) analyses of bioindustrial manufactured prod-
ucts and validation of the application of biological 
material used as input to new and existing processes 
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to aid in future investment strategies and the security 
of critical supply chains; 
(6) the selection, construction, and operation of 
pilot and intermediate scale bioindustrial manufac-
turing facilities; 
(7) development and management of a network 
of facilities to scale production of bioindustrial prod-
ucts; 
(8) activities to address workforce needs in bio-
industrial manufacturing; 
(9) establishing an interoperable, secure, digital 
infrastructure for collaborative data exchange across 
entities in the bioindustrial manufacturing commu-
nity, including government agencies, industry, and 
academia; 
(10) developing and implementing digital tools, 
process security and assurance capabilities, cybersecu-
rity protocols, and best practices for data storage, 
sharing and analysis; and 
(11) such other activities as the Secretary of De-
fense determines appropriate. 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining the number, 
type, and location of facilities to support under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense shall consider— 
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(1) how the facilities may complement each other 
or increase production levels by functioning together 
as a network; 
(2) how to geographically distribute support to 
such facilities— 
(A) to maximize access to biological mate-
rial needed as an input to bioindustrial manu-
facturing processes; 
(B) to leverage available industrial and 
academic expertise, including workforce and 
human capital; 
(C) to leverage relevant domestic infrastruc-
ture required to secure supply chains for chemi-
cals and other materials; 
(D) to leverage access to venture capital and 
private sector finance expertise and funding in-
struments; and 
(E) to complement the capabilities of simi-
lar facilities; and 
(3) how the activities supported under this sec-
tion can be coordinated with relevant activities of 
other departments and agencies of the Federal Gov-
ernment. 
(e) INITIAL CONCEPT PLAN REQUIRED.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees and the National Security Commission on 
Emerging Biotechnology an initial concept plan for 
the implementation of this section that includes— 
(A) an assessment of capacity scaling needs 
to determine if, and what type of, additional bio-
industrial manufacturing facilities may be need-
ed to meet the needs of the Department of De-
fense; 
(B) a description of types, relative sizes, 
and locations of the facilities the Secretary in-
tends to establish or support under this section; 
(C) a general description of the focus of 
each facility, including the types of bioindustrial 
manufacturing equipment, if any, that are ex-
pected to be procured for each such facility; 
(D) a general description of how the facili-
ties will work as a network to maximize the di-
versity of bioindustrial products available to be 
produced by the network; 
(E) an explanation of how the network will 
support the establishment and maintenance of 
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the bioindustrial manufacturing industrial base; 
and 
(F) an explanation of how the Secretary in-
tends to ensure that bioindustrial manufacturing 
activities conducted under this section are mod-
ernized digitally, including through— 
(i) the use of data automation to rep-
resent processes and products as models and 
simulations; and 
(ii) the implementation of measures to 
address cybersecurity and process assurance 
concerns. 
(2) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the submittal of the plan under paragraph 
(1), and annually thereafter for five years, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a briefing on the Secretary’s 
progress in implementing the plan. 
(f) BIOINDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘bioindustrial manufacturing’’ means 
the use of living organisms, cells, tissues, enzymes, or cell- 
free systems to produce materials and products for non- 
pharmaceutical applications. 
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SEC. 216. AIR-BREATHING AND ROCKET BOOSTER TESTING 
CAPACITY UPGRADES TO SUPPORT CRITICAL 
HYPERSONIC WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations for such purpose, the Secretary of the Air Force 
shall carry out activities to upgrade testing facilities of the 
Department of the Air Force that support the development 
of critical hypersonic weapons that— 
(1) use air-breathing or rocket booster capabili-
ties; and 
(2) are expected to operate in sea-level or high- 
altitude operational domains. 
(b) TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force shall seek to complete any upgrade under sub-
section (a), subject to availability of appropriations for 
such upgrade, not later than 24 months after the upgrade 
is commenced. 
SEC. 217. COMPETITIVELY AWARDED DEMONSTRATIONS 
AND TESTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) DEMONSTRATIONS AND TESTS REQUIRED.—Not 
later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Director of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, 
in coordination with the Air Force Life Cycle Management 
Center, shall select one or more qualified entities under com-
petitive processes to conduct demonstrations and tests of 
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commercial electronics technology to determine whether 
technology currently exists that could enable the following 
electromagnetic warfare capabilities: 
(1) The operation of multiple emitters and re-
ceivers in the same frequency at the same time and 
in the same location without mutual interference and 
without using adaptive beam forming or nulling. 
(2) Protecting the reception of Global Positioning 
System and other vulnerable low-power signals from 
multiple high-power jammers at a level that is sig-
nificantly better than the protection afforded by con-
trolled reception pattern antennas. 
(3) Simultaneous transmission from and recep-
tion of separate signals on the same platform wherein 
the signals lie in the same frequency and are trans-
mitted and received at the same time without inter-
ference. 
(4) Capabilities similar those described in para-
graphs (1) through (3) in a live, virtual constructive 
simulation environment. 
(5) Other capabilities that might satisfy or sup-
port needs set forth in the Electromagnetic Spectrum 
Superiority Strategy Implementation Plan released 
on August 5, 2021. 
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(b) OVERSIGHT OF TESTS.—The Director of Oper-
ational Test and Evaluation shall— 
(1) provide oversight of the demonstrations and 
tests required by subsection (a); 
(2) review other applicable government or com-
mercial demonstrations and tests; and 
(3) not later than 30 days after the completion 
of the demonstrations and tests under subsection (a), 
advise the Chief Information Officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering, and the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment of the 
outcomes of the demonstrations and tests. 
(c) OUTCOME-BASED ACTIONS REQUIRED.—If the Di-
rector of Operational Test and Evaluation and the Director 
of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office affirm that the 
demonstrations and tests under subsection (a) confirm that 
certain commercial electronics technology could enable one 
or more of the capabilities described in such subsection— 
(1) not later than 45 days after the conclusion 
of the tests under subsection (a), the Director of the 
Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office and the Director 
of Operational Test and Evaluation shall jointly pro-
vide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 
on the outcomes of the tests; 
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(2) the Director of the Air Force Rapid Capa-
bilities Office may begin engineering form, fit, and 
function development and integration to incorporate 
technologies demonstrated and tested under subsection 
(a) into specific Department of Defense platforms and 
applications; and 
(3) not later than 90 days after the conclusion 
of the tests under subsection (a), the Director of the 
Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, the Chief Infor-
mation Officer, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering, and the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall 
jointly provide to the congressional defense committees 
a briefing on any plans of the Department of Defense 
to further develop and deploy the technologies dem-
onstrated and tested under subsection (a) to support 
the Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy 
Implementation Plan released on August 5, 2021. 
(d) COMPETITIVENESS REQUIREMENTS.—A decision to 
commit, obligate, or expend funds for the purposes outlined 
in this section shall be based on merit-based selection proce-
dures in accordance with the requirements of sections 
3201(e) and 4024 of title 10, United States Code, or on 
competitive procedures. 
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(e) COMMERCIAL ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY DE-
FINED.—The term ‘‘commercial electronics technology’’ 
means electronics technology that is— 
(1) a commercial component (as defined in sec-
tion 102 of title 41, United States Code); 
(2) a commercial product (as defined in section 
103 such title); 
(3) a commercial service (as defined in section 
103a of such title); or 
(4) a commercially available off-the-shelf item 
(as defined in section 104 of such title). 
SEC. 218. ADMINISTRATION OF THE ADVANCED SENSOR AP-
PLICATIONS PROGRAM. 
(a) RESOURCE SPONSORS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of Naval Air 
Systems Command and the Director of Air Warfare 
shall jointly serve as the resource sponsors for the Ad-
vanced Sensor Applications Program (commonly 
known as ‘‘ASAP’’ and in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Program’’). 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The resource sponsors of 
the Program shall be responsible for the following: 
(A) Developing budget requests relating to 
the Program. 
(B) Establishing priorities for the Program. 
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(C) Approving the execution of funding and 
projects for the Program. 
(D) Coordination and joint planning with 
external stakeholders in matters relating to the 
Program. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—Only the Secretary of the Navy, the 
Under Secretary of the Navy, and the Commander of Naval 
Air Systems Command may— 
(1) provide direction and management for the 
Program; 
(2) set priorities for the Program; 
(3) regulate or limit the information available or 
accessible to the Program; 
(4) edit reports or findings generated under the 
Program; or 
(5) coordinate and manage interactions of the 
Program with external stakeholders. 
(c) AUTHORITY FOR PROGRAM MANAGER.—The pro-
gram manager for the Program may access, consider, act 
on, and apply information, at all levels of classification and 
from all sources and organizations, that is pertinent to the 
projects and activities that the Program is executing, or 
considering proposing for the future. 
(d) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—Not less frequently than 
once every three months, the program manager for the Pro-
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gram shall provide to the congressional defense committees 
and congressional intelligence committees (as defined in sec-
tion 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003)) a briefing on all aspects of the Program, including 
on the status of— 
(1) the implementation of this section; 
(2) the implementation of other congressional di-
rectives relating to the Program; and 
(3) any direction and oversight of the Program 
exercised by the Commander of Naval Air Systems 
Command, the Secretary of the Navy, or the Under 
Secretary of the Navy. 
(e) STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP.—The program man-
ager for the Program shall evaluate the feasibility and ad-
visability of establishing a strategic relationship with the 
Naval Research Laboratory pursuant to which the Labora-
tory provides scientific and technical assistance and sup-
port for the Program. 
(f) USE OF ASSETS.—The Commander of Naval Air 
Systems Command shall take all actions the Commander 
considers reasonable— 
(1) to enable the Program to use assets controlled 
within the Naval Air Systems Command enterprise, 
including sensor systems and platforms; and 
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(2) to pursue the use of other assets that may 
further the mission of the Program. 
(g) TERMINATION.—This section shall have no force or 
effect after September 30, 2027. 
SEC. 219. QUANTIFIABLE ASSURANCE CAPABILITY FOR SE-
CURITY OF MICROELECTRONICS. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CAPA-
BILITY.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop and imple-
ment a capability for quantifiable assurance to achieve 
practical, affordable, and risk-based objectives for security 
of microelectronics to enable the Department of Defense to 
access and apply state-of-the-art microelectronics for mili-
tary purposes. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF REQUIREMENTS AND SCHED-
ULE OF SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND ASSESS-
MENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Sec-
retary of Defense shall, in consultation with the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi-
neering, establish requirements and a schedule for 
support from the National Security Agency to de-
velop, test, assess, implement, and improve the capa-
bility required by subsection (a). 
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(2) NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY.—The Director 
of the National Security Agency shall take such ac-
tions as may be necessary to satisfy the requirements 
established under paragraph (1). 
(3) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering and 
the Director of the National Security Agency shall 
jointly provide the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on the requirements and the schedule for sup-
port established under paragraph (1). 
(c) ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
assess whether the Department of Defense, to enable 
expanded use of unprogrammed application specific 
integrated circuits or other custom-designed inte-
grated circuits manufactured by a supplier that is 
not using processes accredited by the Defense Micro-
electronics Activity for the purpose of enabling the 
Department to access commercial state-of-the-art 
microelectronics technology using risk-based quantifi-
able assurance security methodology, should— 
(A) seek changes to the International Traffic 
in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of 
chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regula-
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tions, and Department of Defense Instruction 
5200.44 (relating to protection of mission crit-
ical functions to achieve trusted systems and net-
works); and 
(B) expand the use of unprogrammed cus-
tom-designed integrated circuits that are not 
controlled by such regulations. 
(2) BRIEFING.—Not later than April 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional 
defense committees a briefing on the findings of the 
Secretary with respect to the assessment conducted 
under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 220. GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA WORKING 
GROUP ON MICROELECTRONICS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall establish a working group to facilitate 
coordination among industry, academia, and the De-
partment of Defense on issues of mutual interest re-
lating to microelectronics as described in subsection 
(c). 
(2) DESIGNATION.—The working group estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall be known as the 
‘‘Government-Industry-Academia Working Group on 
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Microelectronics’’ (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Working Group’’). 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Working Group shall be com-
posed of representatives of organizations and elements of the 
Department of Defense, industry, and academia. 
(c) SCOPE.—The Secretary shall ensure that the Work-
ing Group supports dialogue and coordination among in-
dustry, academia, and the Department of Defense on the 
following issues relating to microelectronics: 
(1) Research needs. 
(2) Infrastructure needs and shortfalls. 
(3) Technical and process standards. 
(4) Training and certification needs for the 
workforce. 
(5) Supply chain issues. 
(6) Supply chain, manufacturing, and pack-
aging security. 
(7) Technology transition issues and opportuni-
ties. 
(d) CHARTER AND POLICIES.—Not later than March 
1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a charter 
and issue policies for the functioning of the Working Group. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The joint federation 
of capabilities established under section 937 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 
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Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) shall provide adminis-
trative support to the Working Group. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to allow the Department of Defense to 
provide any competitive advantage to any participant in 
the Working Group. 
(g) SUNSET.—The provisions of this section shall ter-
minate on December 31, 2030. 
SEC. 221. TARGET DATE FOR DEPLOYMENT OF 5G WIRELESS 
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AT ALL MILI-
TARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) TARGET REQUIRED.—Not later than July 30, 
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) establish a target date by which the Secretary 
plans to deploy 5G wireless broadband infrastructure 
at all military installations; and 
(2) establish metrics, which shall be identical for 
each of the military departments, to measure progress 
toward reaching the target required by paragraph (1). 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 
2023, and on an annual basis thereafter until the date spec-
ified in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that in-
cludes— 
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(1) the metrics in use pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2); and 
(2) the progress of the Secretary in reaching the 
target required by subsection (a)(1). 
(c) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit annual 
reports under subsection (b) shall terminate on the date that 
is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 222. OUTREACH TO HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER MINORITY- 
SERVING 
INSTITUTIONS 
REGARDING 
NA-
TIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION NETWORK 
PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ENTREPRENEUR-
SHIP AND INNOVATION AT INSTITUTIONS OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering, acting through the National 
Security Innovation Network, may carry out a pilot pro-
gram under which the Under Secretary conducts activities, 
including outreach and technical assistance, to better con-
nect historically Black colleges and universities and other 
minority-serving institutions to the commercialization, in-
novation, and entrepreneurial activities of the Department 
of Defense. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after com-
mencing a pilot program under subsection (a), the Under 
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Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall 
provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 
on the program, including— 
(1) an explanation of— 
(A) the results of any outreach efforts con-
ducted under the pilot program; 
(B) the success of the pilot program in ex-
panding National Security Innovation Network 
programs to historically Black colleges and uni-
versities and other minority-serving institutions; 
and 
(C) any potential barriers to the expansion 
of the pilot program; and 
(2) recommendations for how the Department of 
Defense can support historically Black colleges and 
universities and other minority-serving institutions to 
enable such institutions to successfully participate in 
Department of Defense commercialization, innova-
tion, and entrepreneurship programs. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 
pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the 
date that is five years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘historically Black college or uni-
versity’’ means a part B institution (as defined in 
section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1061)). 
(2) The term ‘‘other minority-serving institu-
tion’’ means an institution of higher education speci-
fied in paragraphs (2) through (7) of section 371(a) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1067q(a)). 
SEC. 223. REPORT AND PILOT PROGRAM BASED ON REC-
OMMENDATIONS REGARDING DEFENSE RE-
SEARCH CAPACITY AT HISTORICALLY BLACK 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER 
MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the recommendations set forth in 
the publication of the National Academies of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine titled ‘‘Defense Research 
Capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Univer-
sities and Other Minority Institutions: Transitioning 
from Good Intentions to Measurable Outcomes’’ and 
dated April 28, 2022. 
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(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) With respect to the recommendations 
and subrecommendations set forth in the publi-
cation described in paragraph (1)— 
(i) a description of each recommenda-
tion and subrecommendation the Secretary 
has implemented as of the date of the report; 
(ii) a description of each recommenda-
tion and subrecommendation the Secretary 
has commenced implementing as of the date 
of the report, including a justification for 
determining to commence implementing the 
recommendation; and 
(iii) a description of each recommenda-
tion and subrecommendation the Secretary 
has not implemented or commenced imple-
menting as of the date of the report and a 
determination as to whether or not to im-
plement the recommendation. 
(B) For each recommendation or sub-
recommendation the Secretary determines to im-
plement under subparagraph (A)(iii)— 
(i) a timeline for implementation; 
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(ii) a description of any additional re-
sources or authorities required for imple-
mentation; and 
(iii) the plan for implementation. 
(C) For each recommendation or sub-
recommendation the Secretary determines not to 
implement under subparagraph (A)(iii), a jus-
tification for the determination not to implement 
the recommendation. 
(3) FORMAT.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
(b) PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT REPORT RECOMMENDA-
TIONS AND SUBRECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(1) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall establish and carry out a program (re-
ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Program’’) under 
which the Secretary carries out activities to increase 
the capacity of eligible institutions to achieve very 
high research activity status. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing the Pro-
gram the Secretary shall consider— 
(A) 
the 
recommendations 
and 
sub-
recommendations to be implemented under sub-
section (a); 
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(B) the extent of nascent research capabili-
ties and planned research capabilities at eligible 
institutions and the relevance of those capabili-
ties to research areas of interest to the Depart-
ment of Defense; 
(C) recommendations from previous studies 
for increasing the level of research activity at eli-
gible institutions to very high research activity 
status, including measurable milestones such as 
growth in very high research activity status in-
dicators and other relevant factors; 
(D) how institutions participating in the 
Program will evaluate and assess progress to-
ward achieving very high research activity sta-
tus; 
(E) how such institutions will sustain an 
increased level of research activity after the Pro-
gram terminates; and 
(F) reporting requirements for institutions 
participating in the Program. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In designing the Program, 
the Secretary may consult with the President’s Board 
of Advisors on historically Black colleges and univer-
sities. 
(4) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.— 
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(A) ACTIVITIES.—Under the Program, the 
Secretary shall carry out activities to build the 
capacity of eligible institutions to achieve very 
high research activity status, which may in-
clude— 
(i) activities to support— 
(I) faculty professional develop-
ment; 
(II) stipends for undergraduate 
and graduate students and post-doc-
toral scholars; 
(III) recruitment and retention of 
faculty and graduate students; 
(IV) the provision of laboratory 
equipment and instrumentation; 
(V) communication and dissemi-
nation of research products produced 
during the Program; 
(VI) construction, modernization, 
rehabilitation, or retrofitting of facili-
ties for research purposes; and 
(ii) such other activities as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
(B) IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY AREAS.— 
The Secretary shall establish and update, on an 
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annual basis, a list of research priorities for 
STEM and critical technologies appropriate for 
the Program to assist eligible institutions in 
identifying appropriate areas for research and 
related activities. 
(5) TERMINATION.—The Program shall termi-
nate 10 years after the date on which the Secretary 
commences the Program. 
(6) EVALUATION.—Not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and every two 
years thereafter until the date on which the Program 
terminates under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report pro-
viding an update on the Program, including— 
(A) a description of the activities carried 
out under the Program; 
(B) an analysis of any growth in very high 
research activity status indicators of eligible in-
stitutions that participated in the Program; and 
(C) emerging research areas of interest to 
the Department of Defense that are being pur-
sued by such institutions. 
(7) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date on which the program terminates 
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under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report on the Program 
that includes the following: 
(A) An analysis of the growth in very high 
research activity status indicators of eligible in-
stitutions that participated in the Program. 
(B) An evaluation on the effectiveness of the 
Program in increasing the research capacity of 
such institutions. 
(C) An explanation of how institutions that 
achieved very high research activity status plan 
to sustain that status after the termination of the 
Program. 
(D) An evaluation of the maintenance of 
very high research status by eligible institutions 
that participated in the Program. 
(E) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
Program in increasing the diversity of students 
conducting high quality research in unique 
areas. 
(F) Recommendations with respect to fur-
ther activities and investments necessary to ele-
vate the research status of historically Black col-
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leges and universities and other minority-serving 
institutions. 
(G) Recommendations as to whether the 
Program should be renewed or expanded. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible institution’’ means a his-
torically Black college or university or other minor-
ity-serving institution that is classified as a high re-
search activity status institution at the time of par-
ticipation in the program under subsection (b). 
(2) The term ‘‘high research activity status’’ 
means R2 status, as classified by the Carnegie Classi-
fication of Institutions of Higher Education. 
(3) The term ‘‘historically Black college or uni-
versity’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B in-
stitution’’ under section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
(4) The term ‘‘other minority-serving institu-
tion’’ means an institution of higher education speci-
fied in paragraphs (2) through (7) of section 371(a) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1067q(a)). 
(5) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
Defense. 
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(6) The term ‘‘very high research activity status’’ 
means R1 status, as classified by the Carnegie Classi-
fication of Institutions of Higher Education. 
(7) The term ‘‘very high research activity status 
indicators’’ means the categories used by the Carnegie 
Classification of Institutions of Higher Education to 
delineate which institutions have very high activity 
status, including— 
(A) annual expenditures in science and en-
gineering; 
(B) per-capita (faculty member) expendi-
tures in science and engineering; 
(C) annual expenditures in non-science and 
engineering fields; 
(D) per-capita (faculty member) expendi-
tures in non-science and engineering fields; 
(E) doctorates awarded in science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics fields; 
(F) doctorates awarded in social science 
fields; 
(G) doctorates awarded in the humanities; 
(H) doctorates awarded in other fields with 
a research emphasis; 
(I) total number of research staff including 
postdoctoral researchers; 
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(J) other doctorate-holding non-faculty re-
searchers in science and engineering and per- 
capita (faculty) number of doctorate-level re-
search staff including post-doctoral researchers; 
and 
(K) other categories utilized to determine 
classification. 
SEC. 224. PILOT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOP-
MENT OF PATENTABLE INVENTIONS IN THE 
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy may 
carry out a pilot program to expand the support available 
to covered personnel who seek to engage in the development 
of patentable inventions that— 
(1) have applicablity to the job-related functions 
of such personnel; and 
(2) may have applicability in the civilian sector. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—As part of the pilot program under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy may— 
(1) expand outreach to covered personnel regard-
ing the availability of patent-related training, legal 
assistance, and other support for personnel interested 
in developing patentable inventions; 
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(2) expand the availability of patent-related 
training to covered personnel, including by making 
such training available online; 
(3) clarify and issue guidance detailing how cov-
ered personnel, including personnel outside of the lab-
oratories and other research organizations of the De-
partment of the Navy, may— 
(A) seek and receive support for the develop-
ment of patentable inventions; and 
(B) receive a portion of any royalty or 
other payment as an inventor or coinventor such 
as may be due under section 14(a)(1)(A)(i) of the 
Stevension-Wylder Technology Innovation Act of 
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710c(a)(1)(A)(i)); and 
(4) carry out other such activities as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate in accordance with the 
purposes of the pilot program. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 
pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate three 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered personnel’’ means mem-
bers of the Navy and Marine Corps and civilian em-
ployees of the Department of the Navy, including 
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members and employees whose primary duties do not 
involve research and development. 
(2) The term ‘‘patentable invention’’ means an 
invention that is patentable under title 35, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 225. PILOT PROGRAM TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOP-
MENT 
OF 
BATTERY 
TECHNOLOGIES 
FOR 
WARFIGHTERS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
establish and carry out a pilot program to assess the 
feasibility and advisability of providing support to 
battery producers— 
(A) to facilitate the research and develop-
ment of safe and secure battery technologies for 
existing and new or novel battery chemistry con-
figurations, including through the research and 
development of new or updated manufacturing 
processes and technologies; 
(B) to assess commercial battery offerings 
within the marketplace for viability and utility 
for warfighter applications; and 
(C) to transition battery technologies, in-
cluding technologies developed under other pilot 
programs, prototype projects, or other research 
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and development programs, from the prototyping 
phase to manufacturing production. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—The pilot program estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall be known as the 
‘‘Warfighter Electric Battery Transition Project’’ (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Project’’). 
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering shall admin-
ister the Project. 
(b) GRANTS, CONTRACTS, 
AND
OTHER
AGREE-
MENTS.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out the 
Project through the award of support, as described in sub-
section (a)(1), in the form of grants to, or contracts or other 
agreements with, battery producers. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that activities under the Project are coordinated with 
the Strategic Environmental Research and Development 
Program under section 2901 of title 10, United States Code. 
(d) USE OF GRANT AND CONTRACT AMOUNTS.—A bat-
tery producer who receives a grant, contract, or other agree-
ment under the Project may use the amount of the grant, 
contract, or other agreement to carry out one or more of 
the following activities: 
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(1) Conducting research and development to vali-
date new or novel battery chemistry configurations, 
including through— 
(A) experimentation; 
(B) prototyping; 
(C) testing; 
(D) adapting battery technology to integrate 
with other technologies and systems; or 
(E) addressing manufacturing or other pro-
duction challenges. 
(2) Providing commercially available battery 
technologies to each Secretary of a military depart-
ment and the commanders of the combatant com-
mands to support utility assessments or other testing 
by warfighters. 
(3) Expanding, validating, or assessing battery 
recycling capabilities that may provide operational 
utility to the Department of Defense. 
(4) Building and strengthening relationships of 
the Department of Defense with nontraditional de-
fense contractors in the technology industry that may 
have unused or underused solutions to specific oper-
ational challenges of the Department relating to bat-
tery technology. 
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(e) PRIORITY OF AWARDS.—In awarding grants, con-
tracts, or other agreements under the Project, the Secretary 
shall give preference to battery producers that meet one or 
more of the following criteria: 
(1) The producer manufactures, designs, or devel-
ops battery cells, packs, modules, or other related ca-
pabilities in the United States. 
(2) The producer manufactures, designs, or devel-
ops battery cells, packs, modules, or other related ca-
pabilities in the national technology and industrial 
base (as defined in section 4801 of title 10, United 
States Code). 
(3) The technology made available by the pro-
ducer provides modularity to support diverse applica-
tions. 
(4) The technology made available by the pro-
ducer facilitates safety in tactical and combat appli-
cations by using battery chemistries and configura-
tions that reduce thermal runaway and minimize ox-
ygen liberation. 
(5) The producer demonstrates new or novel bat-
tery chemistry configurations, safety characteristics, 
or form-factor configurations. 
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(6) The producer facilitates the domestic supply 
chain for raw materials needed for battery produc-
tion. 
(7) The producer offers battery-related commer-
cial products or commercial services. 
(f) PLANNING, REPORTING AND DATA COLLECTION.— 
(1) PLAN
REQUIRED
BEFORE
IMPLEMENTA-
TION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
may not commence the Project until the Sec-
retary has completed a plan for the implementa-
tion of the Project. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subpara-
graph (A) shall provide for— 
(i) collecting, analyzing, and retaining 
Project data; 
(ii) developing and sharing best prac-
tices for achieving the objectives of the 
Project; 
(iii) identification of any policy or 
regulatory impediments inhibiting the exe-
cution of the Project; and 
(iv) sharing results from the Project 
across the Department of Defense and with 
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other departments and agencies of the Fed-
eral Government and Congress. 
(C) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees the imple-
mentation plan developed under subparagraph 
(A). 
(2) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the Project terminates under 
subsection (g), the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a final report 
on the results of the Project. Such report shall in-
clude— 
(A) a summary of the objectives achieved by 
the Project; and 
(B) recommendations regarding the steps 
that may be taken to promote battery tech-
nologies that are not dependent on foreign com-
petitors to meet the needs of the Armed Forces. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 
Project shall terminate on December 31, 2028. 
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Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and 
Other Matters 
SEC. 231. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE DI-
RECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVAL-
UATION. 
Section 139(h)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or controlled unclassified’’ after 
‘‘classified’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘submit an unclassified version 
of the report to Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘submit to 
Congress a version of the report that is unclassified 
and does not require safeguarding or dissemination 
controls’’. 
SEC. 232. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR QUARTERLY 
BRIEFINGS ON STRATEGY FOR FIFTH GEN-
ERATION INFORMATION AND COMMUNICA-
TIONS TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 254(d)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 
U.S.C. 4571 note) is amended, in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘March 15, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 1, 2026’’. 
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SEC. 233. PLAN FOR INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT THE DE-
VELOPMENT 
OF 
NOVEL 
PROCESSING 
AP-
PROACHES FOR DEFENSE APPLICATIONS. 
(a) INVESTMENT PLANS REQUIRED.—Not later than 
November 1, 2023, and not less frequently than once every 
three years thereafter until December 31, 2035, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a plan for making investments to support the 
development of novel processing approaches for defense ap-
plications. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each investment plan required by 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) identify any investments the Secretary has 
made, and any future investments the Secretary in-
tends to make, in research and technology develop-
ment to support the use and fielding of novel proc-
essing approaches for defense applications; 
(2) identify any investments the Secretary has 
made, and any future investments the Secretary in-
tends to make, to accelerate the development of novel 
processing approaches for defense applications, in-
cluding investments in— 
(A) personnel and workforce capabilities; 
(B) facilities and infrastructure to host sys-
tems utilizing novel processing approaches; 
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(C) algorithm developments necessary to ex-
pand the functionality of each novel processing 
approach; 
(D) other Federal agencies and federally 
funded laboratories; and 
(E) appropriate international and commer-
cial sector organizations and activities; 
(3) describe mechanisms to coordinate and lever-
age investments in novel processing approaches with-
in the Department and with non-Federal partners; 
(4) describe the technical goals to be achieved 
and capabilities to be developed under the plan; and 
(5) include recommendations for such legislative 
or administration actions as may support the effec-
tive execution of the investment plan. 
(c) FORM.—Each plan submitted under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in such form as the Secretary considers 
appropriate, which may include classified, unclassified, 
and publicly releasable formats. 
(d) NOVEL PROCESSING APPROACHES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘novel processing approaches’’ 
means— 
(1) emerging techniques in computation, such as 
biocomputing, exascale computing, utility scale quan-
tum computing; and 
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(2) associated algorithm and hardware develop-
ment needed to implement such techniques. 
SEC. 234. PLANS TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO 5G 
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECH-
NOLOGY WITHIN THE MILITARY DEPART-
MENTS. 
(a) THREE-YEAR TRANSITION PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, each Assistant 
Secretary concerned shall develop and submit to the 
congressional defense committees a plan that speci-
fies— 
(A) the extent to which fifth generation in-
formation and communications technology (5G) 
infrastructure is expected to be implemented in 
the military department of the Assistant Sec-
retary by the end of the three-year period fol-
lowing the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(B) how the implementation of such tech-
nology is expected to be achieved during such pe-
riod. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each plan required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) an operational needs assessment that 
identifies the highest priority areas in which the 
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Assistant Secretary intends to implement fifth 
generation information and communications 
technologies during the three-year period de-
scribed in paragraph (1); 
(B) an explanation of— 
(i) whether and to what extent the As-
sistant Secretary intends to use an open 
radio access network approach in imple-
menting fifth generation information and 
communications technologies in the areas 
identified under subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) if the Assistant Secretary does not 
intend to use such an open radio access net-
work approach, an explanation of the rea-
sons for such determination; 
(C) an investment plan that includes fund-
ing estimates, by fiscal year and appropriation 
account, to accelerate— 
(i) the maturation and acquisition of 
fifth generation information and commu-
nications capabilities that use the open 
radio access network approach; and 
(ii) the deployment of such capabilities 
in the facilities and systems of the military 
department concerned; 
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(2) The term ‘‘charging station’’ means a park-
ing space with electric vehicle supply equipment that 
supplies electric energy for the recharging of electric 
vehicles with at least a level two charger. 
(3) The term ‘‘electric grid requirements’’ means 
the power grid and infrastructure requirements need-
ed to support plug-in electric vehicles and vehicle-to- 
grid requirements. 
(4) The term ‘‘electric non-tactical vehicle’’ 
means a non-tactical vehicle that is an electric vehi-
cle. 
(5) The terms ‘‘electric vehicle’’ includes— 
(A) a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that 
uses a combination of electric and gas powered 
engine that can use either gasoline or electricity 
as a fuel source; and 
(B) a plug-in electric vehicle that runs sole-
ly on electricity and does not contain an inter-
nal combustion engine or gas tank. 
(6) The term ‘‘hydrogen-powered vehicle’’ means 
a vehicle that uses hydrogen as the main source of 
motive power, either through a fuel cell or internal 
combustion. 
(7) The term ‘‘non-tactical vehicle’’ means a ve-
hicle other than a tactical vehicle. 
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