[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7376 Introduced in House (IH)]
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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.
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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
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A BILL
To establish an advisory board on national security innovation
activities and extend the pilot program on defense manufacturing, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Security Innovation Act''.
SEC. 2. ADVISORY BOARD ON NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION ACTIVITIES.
Section 230 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended--
(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 following 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 establish an advisory board within the
Defense Innovation Unit to advise the Under Secretary and the
Director 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);
``(B) not less frequently that semiannually,
reevaluate and update such priorities; and
``(C) ensure continuing alignment of the activities
established under subsection (a), including all
elements of such activities described in subsection
(b), with the overall technology strategy of the
Department of Defense.
``(3) Membership.--The advisory board established under
paragraph (1) shall be composed of one or more representatives
from each of the following:
``(A) Each science and technology reinvention
laboratory of the Department of Defense.
``(B) The primary procurement organization of each
Armed Force.
``(C) The Defense Innovation Board.
``(D) Such other organizations and elements of the
Department of Defense as the Under Secretary, in
consultation with the Director of the Defense
Innovation Unit, determines 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 submit to the congressional defense
committees a plan for establishing the advisory board,
including a description 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 MANUFACTURING.
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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