National Security Innovation Act

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- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Security In- 4 novation Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. ADVISORY BOARD ON NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVA- 6 TION ACTIVITIES. 7 Section 230 of the John S. McCain National Defense 8 Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 9 note) is amended— 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:14 Jul 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7376.IH H7376 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7376 IH (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Under 1 Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering 2 shall establish’’ and inserting ‘‘The Under Secretary 3 of Defense for Research and Engineering, acting 4 through the Director of the Defense Innovation 5 Unit, shall establish’’; 6 (2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) 7 as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; 8 (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol- 9 lowing new subsection: 10 ‘‘(e) ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY BOARD.— 11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not earlier than the date 12 specified in paragraph (5), but no later than 180 13 days after such date, the Under Secretary shall es- 14 tablish an advisory board within the Defense Innova- 15 tion Unit to advise the Under Secretary and the Di- 16 rector of the Unit with respect to the establishment 17 and prioritization of activities under such subsection 18 (a). 19 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The advisory board established 20 under paragraph (1) shall— 21 ‘‘(A) identify activities that should be 22 prioritized for establishment under subsection 23 (a); 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:14 Jul 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7376.IH H7376 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 7376 IH ‘‘(B) not less frequently that semiannually, 1 reevaluate and update such priorities; and 2 ‘‘(C) ensure continuing alignment of the 3 activities established under subsection (a), in- 4 cluding all elements of such activities described 5 in subsection (b), with the overall technology 6 strategy of the Department of Defense. 7 ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory board estab- 8 lished under paragraph (1) shall be composed of one 9 or more representatives from each of the following: 10 ‘‘(A) Each science and technology reinven- 11 tion laboratory of the Department of Defense. 12 ‘‘(B) The primary procurement organiza- 13 tion of each Armed Force. 14 ‘‘(C) The Defense Innovation Board. 15 ‘‘(D) Such other organizations and ele- 16 ments of the Department of Defense as the 17 Under Secretary, in consultation with the Di- 18 rector of the Defense Innovation Unit, deter- 19 mines appropriate. 20 ‘‘(4) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days before the 21 date on which the advisory board is established 22 under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall sub- 23 mit to the congressional defense committees a plan 24 for establishing the advisory board, including a de- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:14 Jul 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7376.IH H7376 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 7376 IH scription of the expected roles, responsibilities, and 1 membership of the advisory board. 2 ‘‘(5) DATE SPECIFIED.—The date specified in 3 this paragraph is the date on which funds are first 4 appropriated or otherwise made available to carry 5 out subsection (a).’’; and 6 (4) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by 7 striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 8 (i)’’. 9 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON DEFENSE MAN- 10 UFACTURING. 11 Section 1711 of the National Defense Authorization 12 Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 13 2505 note) is amended— 14 (1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘the date that 15 is four years after the date of the enactment of this 16 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’; and 17 (2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘January 31, 18 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘January 31, 2027’’. 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:14 Jul 22, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7376.IH H7376 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS