I 
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 innova-
tion activities and extend the pilot program on defense 
manufacturing, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Security In-
novation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADVISORY BOARD ON NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVA-
TION ACTIVITIES. 
Section 230 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 
note) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
shall establish’’ and inserting ‘‘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 fol-
lowing 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 es-
tablish an advisory board within the Defense Innova-
tion Unit to advise the Under Secretary and the Di-
rector 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); 
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‘‘(B) not less frequently that semiannually, 
reevaluate and update such priorities; and 
‘‘(C) ensure continuing alignment of the 
activities established under subsection (a), in-
cluding all elements of such activities described 
in subsection (b), with the overall technology 
strategy of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory board estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall be composed of one 
or more representatives from each of the following: 
‘‘(A) Each science and technology reinven-
tion laboratory of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(B) The primary procurement organiza-
tion of each Armed Force. 
‘‘(C) The Defense Innovation Board. 
‘‘(D) Such other organizations and ele-
ments of the Department of Defense as the 
Under Secretary, in consultation with the Di-
rector of the Defense Innovation Unit, deter-
mines 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 sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a plan 
for establishing the advisory board, including a de-
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scription 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)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(i)’’. 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON DEFENSE MAN-
UFACTURING. 
Section 1711 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 
2505 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the date that 
is four years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘January 31, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2027’’. 
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