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‘‘(3) The percentage and dollar amount of the 
total costs of the project or program that will be fi-
nanced from nongovernmental sources.’’. 
(b) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
AGREEMENTS
UNDER
STEVENSON-WYDLER
TECH-
NOLOGY INNOVATION ACT OF 1980.—Section 4026 of 
such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), as designated by para-
graph (1), in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Tech-
nology may’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.—Technology may’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) 
DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENTS.—Whenever 
issuing a statement, press release, request for proposals, 
bid solicitation, or other document describing a project or 
program that is funded in whole or in part with Federal 
funding, a person performing a research or development 
project pursuant to a cooperative research and develop-
ment agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall 
clearly state the following: 
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‘‘(1) The percentage of the total costs of the 
program or project financed with Federal funding. 
‘‘(2) The dollar amount of Federal funds obli-
gated for the project or program. 
‘‘(3) The percentage and dollar amount of the 
total costs of the project or program that will be fi-
nanced from nongovernmental sources.’’. 
(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Defense should direct the oper-
ating divisions of the Department of Defense to design 
and implement processes to manage and administer grant-
ees’ compliance with the requirements added by this sec-
tion, including determining to what extent to provide guid-
ance to grantees on calculations. 
SEC. 228. MODIFICATION TO INNOVATORS INFORMATION 
REPOSITORY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
Section 220 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115– 
232; 10 U.S.C. 2364 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘Chief Dig-
ital and Artificial Intelligence Office, Defense Inno-
vation Unit, and’’ before ‘‘Defense Technical Infor-
mation Center’’; 
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(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘in accord-
ance with subsection (e)’’ before the period at the 
end; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) be coordinated across the Department of 
Defense enterprise to focus on small business 
innovators that are small, independent United States 
businesses, including— 
‘‘(A) those participating in the Small Busi-
ness Innovation Research program or the Small 
Business Technology Transfer program; 
‘‘(B) those participating in the Pilot Pro-
gram to Accelerate the Procurement and Field-
ing of Innovative Technologies and the Rapid 
Defense Enterprise Research program; and 
‘‘(C) nontraditional defense companies that 
are working with research, innovation, and ad-
vanced project entities;’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) the date of the initial award to the 
participant from the Department of Defense; 
and 
‘‘(F) the dates of any additional awards 
made to the participant, including the dates of 
any contracts or other agreements entered into 
between the participant the Department of De-
fense; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) UPDATES REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once each fiscal quarter, the head of the Defense 
Technical Information Center, in coordination with 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering, shall update the innovators information 
repository established under this section. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 
days after making an update to the innovators infor-
mation repository under paragraph (1), the head of 
the Defense Technical Information Center shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees notice 
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of such update together with instructions for elec-
tronically accessing the updated repository.’’. 
SEC. 229. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CANINE AND FELINE RESEARCH. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for the Department of Defense may be obligated or ex-
pended to conduct biomedical research or testing using ca-
nines or felines. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive 
the prohibition under subsection (a) if the Secretary— 
(1) determines that the waiver is in the national 
security interest of the United States; and 
(2) not later than the date on which the waiver 
is invoked, submits a notification of the waiver and 
a justification of the reason for seeking the waiver 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 230. EXPANSION OF PARTICIPATION IN THE DIGITAL 
ON-DEMAND PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
take such steps as may be necessary— 
(1) to expand participation in the Digital On- 
Demand Program to— 
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(A) all organizations and elements of the 
Department of Defense; and 
(B) all members of the Armed Forces and 
civilian employees of the Department; and 
(2) to actively promote the Program throughout 
the Department. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis there-
after through 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report on the progress of 
the Secretary in expanding and promoting the Digital On- 
Demand Program as described in subsection (a). 
(c) DIGITAL ON DEMAND PROGRAM DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘Digital On-Demand Program’’ 
means the program overseen by the Chief Digital and Arti-
ficial Intelligence Officer pursuant to which educational 
resources on artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, 
data literacy, and related topics are made available to per-
sonnel of the Department of Defense through a digital 
platform on an on-demand basis. 
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Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and 
Other Matters 
SEC. 241. PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SECURE COM-
PUTING AND DATA STORAGE ENVIRONMENT 
FOR TESTING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 
TRAINED ON BIOLOGICAL DATA. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Research and Engineering, in coordination with 
the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, shall 
develop a plan for the establishment of a secure computing 
and data storage environment to facilitate— 
(1) the testing of artificial intelligence models 
trained on biological data; and 
(2) the development and testing of products 
generated by such models. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 
provide as follows: 
(1) DESIGNATION.—The secure computing and 
data storage environment described in subsection (a) 
shall be known as the ‘‘AIxBio sandbox’’. 
(2) COMPUTING
AND
DATA
STORAGE
INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—The AIxBio sandbox shall consist of a 
secure computing and data storage infrastructure to 
be used for the testing and development activities 
described in subsection (a). To the extent feasible, 
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such infrastructure shall be assembled from the ex-
isting computing and data storage infrastructure or-
ganizations and elements of the Department of De-
fense with relevant capabilities, such as the Test Re-
source Management Center and the AI Accelerator 
of the Department of the Air Force. 
(3) RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL.—The Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
shall be responsible for— 
(A) managing and overseeing the activities 
of the sandbox; 
(B) coordinating the efforts of the organi-
zations of the Department involved in the ac-
tivities of the sandbox; 
(C) selecting projects for development and 
testing using the sandbox in accordance with 
paragraph (4); and 
(D) arranging partnerships in accordance 
paragraph (5). 
(4) SELECTION
OF
PROJECTS.—The Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
shall— 
(A) identify projects funded, in whole or in 
part, by the Department of Defense that— 
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(i) have demonstrated a proof-of-con-
cept or another similar indicator of early 
success or feasibility; and 
(ii) involve the development of a 
model, technology, or product at the inter-
section of artificial intelligence and bio-
technology that has potential defense appli-
cations, such as a project using artificial 
intelligence and biological data— 
(I) to direct and produce medical 
countermeasures; 
(II) to predict and produce new 
or enhanced biological materials for 
military purposes; or 
(III) to analyze how biology could 
fulfill different components of the sup-
ply chain, including by improving the 
domestic supply chain through the use 
of biomanufacturing; and 
(B) from projects identified under sub-
paragraph (A), select projects for further devel-
opment and testing using the AIxBio sandbox. 
(5) PARTNERSHIPS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering shall es-
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tablish mechanisms through which organiza-
tions and entities involved in projects of the 
AIxBio sandbox may work with Department of 
Defense laboratories and Department-funded 
laboratories of academic institutions to carry 
out activities in support of such projects, in-
cluding biological testing and experimentation 
and testing and experimentation to validate ar-
tificial intelligence models in development. 
(B) STREAMLINED
PROCESSES.—In car-
rying out subparagraph (A), the Under Sec-
retary shall establish streamlined processes to 
facilitate efficient collaboration between labora-
tories, organizations of the Department of De-
fense, and private entities for purposes of devel-
oping products for national security purposes 
and carrying out activities in support of 
projects under AIxBio sandbox, including test-
ing and experimentation. 
(6) OTHER
ELEMENTS.—The plan shall ad-
dress— 
(A) the manner in which existing com-
puting and data storage infrastructure of the 
Department of Defense shall be made available 
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for the AIxBio sandbox in accordance with 
paragraph (2); 
(B) the development of any mechanisms 
needed to facilitate collaboration among individ-
uals and organizations involved in projects 
under the AIxBio sandbox, including any nec-
essary agreements concerning intellectual prop-
erty, funding, and the transfer of materials or 
other resources; 
(C) the process for selecting projects for 
development and testing using the sandbox in 
accordance with paragraph (4); and 
(D) the process for determining the 
amount of funding needed for projects under 
the sandbox, including the length of time each 
project is expected to receive such funding. 
(c) REPORT AND BRIEFING.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
shall— 
(1) submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report that includes the plan developed under sub-
section (a); and 
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(2) provide to the Committees a briefing on the 
plan. 
SEC. 242. STUDY AND REPORT ON FOREIGN CAPITAL DIS-
CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS OF CERTAIN DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall seek to enter into a contract or other agree-
ment with a federally funded research and development 
center to conduct an independent study on the foreign cap-
ital disclosure requirements of organizations of the De-
partment of Defense that routinely engage with commer-
cial entities backed by private equity or venture capital 
funds. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A comparative analysis of current foreign 
capital disclosure requirements used by organiza-
tions within the Department of Defense that engage 
with commercial entities backed by private equity or 
venture capital funds, including the Defense Innova-
tion Unit, National Security Innovation Capital, and 
other such organizations within the Department. 
(2) An assessment of any business intelligence, 
due diligence information, classified information, and 
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other information sources available to such organiza-
tions to assist the organizations in formulating and 
executing foreign capital disclosure requirements. 
(3) An assessment of the extent to which such 
foreign capital disclosure requirements are shared 
with commercial entities. 
(4) An assessment of best practices for foreign 
capital disclosure requirements across the Depart-
ment of Defense, including best practices for flexibly 
implementing such requirements based upon real or 
perceived risks. 
(5) An assessment of the feasibility of harmo-
nizing the best practices as described in paragraph 
(4) across the Department of Defense in a respon-
sive manner. 
(6) An analysis of foreign capital disclosure re-
quirements that are used elsewhere within the Fed-
eral Government and in the Governments of inter-
national allies and partners of the United States. 
(7) An assessment of such other factors as may 
be relevant to inform the implementation of coordi-
nated, effective foreign capital disclosure require-
ments across the Department of Defense and the 
Governments of international allies and partners of 
the United States. 
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(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the results of the 
study conducted under subsection (a). 
(2) FORM
OF
REPORT.—The report required 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 243. BIOTECHNOLOGY ROADMAP. 
(a) ROADMAP REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall develop a biotechnology roadmap to guide the efforts 
of the Department of Defense relating to biotechnology. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—In the roadmap required by sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) clearly articulate the strategic objectives of 
the Department of Defense relating to bio-
technology; 
(2) for each strategic objective, establish spe-
cific goals and milestones for the achievement of 
such objective, including timelines for meeting such 
goals and milestones; 
(3) in the case of each updated version of the 
roadmap following submittal of the initial roadmap 
under subsection (d)(1), include— 
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(A) a review of the goals and milestones 
established under paragraph (2) to ensure such 
goals and milestones continue to align with 
strategic objectives under paragraph (1); and 
(B) a description of any goals and mile-
stones that changed as a result of such review; 
(4) separately identify each biotechnology effort 
covered by the strategy, including any programs, 
projects, or other activities associated with such ef-
fort within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 
the Armed Forces, and other organizations of the 
Department, and for each such effort provide— 
(A) a description of the effort; 
(B) an estimate of the funding dedicated 
to the effort; 
(C) a timeline for carrying out the effort; 
and 
(D) an explanation of how the effort aligns 
with the strategic objectives under paragraph 
(1); 
(5) identify and describe the role of each orga-
nization of the Department with responsibilities re-
lating to biotechnology under the strategy; 
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(6) establish metrics to measure the progress of 
the Department in meeting the objectives, goals, and 
milestones under the strategy; 
(7) based on such metrics, assess the progress 
of the Department in meeting such objectives, goals, 
and milestones; 
(8) based on the results of such assessment, 
make any necessary adjustments to the planning 
and execution of the roadmap to ensure the Depart-
ment makes continuous progress toward achieving 
the objectives under paragraph (1); 
(9) assess the overall risk to the security of the 
United States of the biotechnology efforts covered by 
the strategy; 
(10) analyze any requirements of the Federal 
Government that hinder the ability of the Depart-
ment to advance and use biotechnology; 
(11) provide for the development and support of 
the biotechnology workforce of the Department, in-
cluding personnel with responsibilities relating di-
rectly to biotechnology and personnel who indirectly 
support the biotechnology efforts of the Department 
such as personnel involved program management, 
acquisition, investment, and legal matters; 
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(12) with respect to the biotechnology workforce 
described in paragraph (11)— 
(A) identify the total number of bio-
technology positions required to support the ob-
jectives of the roadmap— 
(i) as of the date of the road map; 
and 
(ii) over the periods of five and 10 
years following such date; 
(B) indicate the number of such positions 
that have been filled as of the date of the road-
map; 
(C) describe the positions included in the 
biotechnology workforce, including a description 
of— 
(i) the role of each position in sup-
porting the objectives under paragraph (1); 
and 
(ii) the qualifications required for 
each position, including any qualifications 
relating to seniority level, education, train-
ing, and security clearances; 
(D) identify any challenges affecting the 
ability of the Department to develop the bio-
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technology workforce and propose solutions to 
those challenges; 
(E) assess whether the codes used to de-
fine positions and roles within the workforce of 
the Department adequately cover the range of 
positions and personnel that comprise the bio-
technology workforce, such as personnel in re-
search, engineering, and testing; 
(F) identify mechanisms to enable the De-
partment to access outside expertise relating to 
biotechnology, including mechanisms to assem-
ble a pool of outside experts who have been 
prequalified (including by obtaining any nec-
essary security clearances) to provide advice 
and assistance to the Department on matters 
relating to biotechnology on an as-needed basis; 
(G) assess whether personnel occupying ex-
isting positions in the Department could be 
used to meet biotechnology workforce needs 
with additional training and, if so, the nature 
and scope of the training required; 
(13) address collaboration between the Depart-
ment and international partners to advance research 
on biotechnology, which shall include— 
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(A) a description of any international part-
nerships under which the United States is col-
laborating with partners to conduct bio-
technology research and development for de-
fense purposes; 
(B) a description of any new international 
partnerships that may be entered into, or exist-
ing partnerships that may be modified, to pro-
vide for such collaboration; and 
(C) identification of any challenges affect-
ing the ability of the Department engage in 
such collaboration with international partners, 
including— 
(i) any limitations on co-investments 
within international partnerships; 
(ii) any United States export controls 
or other technology protections that hinder 
information sharing within such partner-
ships; and 
(iii) any other challenges that may 
prevent the full utilization of such partner-
ships for such collaboration. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the roadmap re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
consult with— 
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(1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering; 
(2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment; 
(3) the Secretaries of the military departments; 
and 
(4) such other officials of the Department of 
Defense as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(d) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS; UPDATES.— 
(1) INITIAL SUBMISSION.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees the roadmap developed 
under subsection (a). 
(2) ANNUAL
UPDATES.—Not less frequently 
than once every two years following the submittal of 
the initial roadmap under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) review and update the roadmap; and 
(B) submit an updated version of the road-
map to the congressional defense committees. 
(3) FORM.—Each version of the roadmap re-
quired to be submitted under this subsection may be 
submitted in classified form, but if so submitted, 
shall include an unclassified executive summary. 
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(e) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—On annual basis, the 
Secretary shall make an unclassified version of the most 
recent roadmap submitted under subsection (d) available 
on a publicly accessible website of the Department of De-
fense. 
(f) BIOTECHNOLOGY DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘biotechnology’’ means the application of science and 
technology to living organisms and to parts, products and 
models of such organisms to alter living or non-living ma-
terials for the production of knowledge, goods, or services. 
SEC. 244. AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO 
ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR AN ASSESS-
MENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY CAPABILITIES OF 
ADVERSARIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally 
funded research and development center to conduct an as-
sessment related to biotechnology and provide rec-
ommendations to the Secretary. 
(b) AGREEMENT ELEMENTS.—Under an agreement 
between the Secretary and a federally funded research and 
development center under this section, the center shall 
agree to— 
(1) conduct an assessment of— 
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(A) 
scientific 
topics 
related 
to 
bio-
technology; 
(B) scientific capabilities of potential ad-
versaries of the United States, such as China, 
Iran, and the Russian Federation, related to 
biotechnology; and 
(C) the current gaps and future scientific 
and technological needs for adversaries of the 
United States to be successful with respect to 
biotechnology capabilities; and 
(2) develop recommendations with respect to 
useful indications of any advancement of such adver-
saries regarding such capabilities. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY.—Under an 
agreement between the Secretary and a federally funded 
research and development center under this section, the 
Secretary shall agree to— 
(1) appoint appropriate Department of Defense 
employees as liaisons to the center to support the 
timely conduct of the assessment described in sub-
section (b)(1); 
(2) provide the center with access to materials 
relevant to the conduct of such assessment, con-
sistent with the protection of sources and methods 
and other critically sensitive information; and 
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(3) ensure that appropriate members and staff 
of the center have the necessary clearances, obtained 
in an expedited manner, to conduct such assessment. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary enters into 
an agreement with a federally funded research and 
development center under this section, not later than 
October 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees and the National 
Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology a 
report that includes the findings and recommenda-
tions of the center developed pursuant to the assess-
ment described in subsection (b)(1). 
(2) FORM OF REPORT.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may contain a classified annex. 
(3) TRANSMITTAL TO OTHER DEPARTMENT EN-
TITIES.—The Secretary shall transmit to relevant of-
fices of the Department of Defense, including the of-
fices of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Research and Engineering, the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Intelligence and Security, and the Office 
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of Net Assessment, a copy of the report under para-
graph (1). 
SEC. 245. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT OF SOLID ROCKET MOTOR MIXING 
TECHNOLOGY AND THE MISSILE INDUSTRIAL 
BASE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Domestic production capabilities for solid 
rocket motors have inherent limitations due to the 
mixing technology that is currently in use, a tech-
nology that hasn’t changed for over 60 years, for 
which there is a single supplier, and which is par-
ticularly vulnerable to foreign object debris. 
(2) New, efficient, and ecologically friendly solid 
rocket motor mixing technologies have the potential 
to assist in ramping-up tactical missile production in 
anticipation of increased global instability. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of the Air Force should pursue 
efforts to research, develop, and demonstrate advanced 
propellant mixing technologies for solid rocket motor pro-
pulsion systems that can be inserted into current or 
planned production facilities in order to provide additional 
surge capabilities to meet near-term supply needs. 
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