Mike D. Rogers
Representative for Alabama · Republican · United States
“(8) An assessment of NATO's deterrence efforts in Romania, including a description and evaluation of-- (A) United States force posture in Romania, including any new rotations to Romania intended to enhance deterrence following the 2025 decision to end the rotational presence of a United States brigade; (B) consultations with NATO allies r…”
“(8) An assessment of NATO's deterrence efforts in Romania, including a description and evaluation of-- (A) United States force posture in Romania, including any new rotations to Romania intended to enhance deterrence following the 2025 decision to end the rotational presence of a United States brigade; (B) consultations with NATO allies r…”
“(a) Requirement for Risk-based Approach.--Section 3843 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 3843. Contractor business systems: monitoring and surveillance standards ``(a) Requirement for Risk-based Approach.--The Secretary shall implement an agile, streamlined risk-based approach to surveillance of contra…”
“(a) Requirement for Risk-based Approach.--Section 3843 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 3843. Contractor business systems: monitoring and surveillance standards ``(a) Requirement for Risk-based Approach.--The Secretary shall implement an agile, streamlined risk-based approach to surveillance of contra…”
“(b) Modification of Certain Certifications and Assessments.-- (1) Certifications.--Section 1249(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119-60) is amended-- (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``The certification described'' and inserting following: ``(1) In general.--Except as prov…”
“(b) Objectives.--The Commander shall ensure that the Cognitive Performance Enhancement Program-- (1) improves readiness, resilience, and recovery, using evidence-based holistic and proactive high-performance brain training that has a validated ability to scale cost- effectively across the special operations forces enterprise; [[Page H4842…”
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“(b) Industrial Base Expansion Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall develop a plan to expand the sonobuoy industrial base to support sustained wartime production requirements. Such plan shall include-- (1) options for second-source suppliers; (2) the potential for Government-owned, contractor-operated facilities; (3) use of multiyear procurement authorities pursuant to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code; (4) opportunities to expand public-private partnerships for anti-submarine warfare sensor manufacturing and sustainment; (5) measures to improve supply chain resilience for critical components; (6) options for surge production during national emergencies or armed conflict; and (7) opportunities for allied co-production and stockpile interoperability.”
“(G) An assessment of storage, transportation, prepositioning, and expeditionary resupply capacity for sonobuoys during wartime operations. (H) A description of efforts to integrate sonobuoys with-- [[Page H4768]] (i) maritime patrol aircrafts; (ii) carrier-based aircrafts; (iii) rotary-wing anti-submarine warfare platforms; (iv) tiltrotor aircrafts; (v) unmanned aerial systems; (vi) unmanned surface vessels; (vii) unmanned undersea vehicles; and (viii) joint and allied anti-submarine warfare networks. (I) An assessment of any statutory or regulatory barriers limiting expansion of sonobuoy production, testing, procurement, or fielding. (J) Recommendations for legislative or administrative action necessary to improve sonobuoy readiness and wartime sufficiency.”
“(E) An assessment of the adequacy of existing sonobuoy testing infrastructure, including-- (i) undersea warfare test ranges; (ii) acoustic measurement and calibration facilities; (iii) contested electromagnetic spectrum testing capabilities; (iv) Arctic and deep-water testing environments; (v) shallow water and littoral testing capabilities; (vi) digital engineering, modeling, and synthetic testing environments; (vii) unmanned systems integration and testing capabilities; and (viii) opportunities for allied and partner nation testing and interoperability. (F) A description of efforts to improve sonobuoy survivability, persistence, networking capability, and effectiveness against advanced adversary submarine quieting, decoys, electronic warfare systems, and acoustic countermeasures.”
“(B) An assessment of wartime sonobuoy expenditure assumptions for combat operations against peer and near-peer maritime adversaries, including assumptions associated with high-tempo anti-submarine warfare operations in the Indo- Pacific and North Atlantic theaters. (C) An evaluation of current sonobuoy production capacity, including limitations associated with-- (i) acoustic transducers; (ii) signal processing electronics; (iii) microelectronics and semiconductors; (iv) batteries and power systems; (v) radio frequency transmitters and receivers; (vi) specialty materials and rare earth elements; (vii) air deployment integration systems; and (viii) single-source supplies. (D) A plan to increase annual sonobuoy production capacity and reduce production lead times during contingencies.”
“(a) Strategy and Inventory Requirement.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for sonobuoy modernization, testing, production, and inventory sufficiency. (2) Elements.--The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An assessment of the minimum required inventory levels of---- (i) passive sonobuoys; (ii) active sonobuoys; (iii) multistatic sonobuoys; (iv) air-deployed anti-submarine warfare sensor systems; (v) exercise, training, and telementry sonobuoys; (vi) extended-duration and deep-water sonobuoys; (vii) Arctic-capable sonobuoys; and (viii) next-generation networked or autonomous sonobuoy systems.”
“(2) The term ``qualified United States entity'' means a domestic entity that the Secretary determines has the technical, security, financial, safety, and programmatic capability to support activities under this section, including-- (A) a nontraditional defense contractor; (B) a commercial technology company; (C) a small business concern; (D) a traditional defense contractor; (E) a federally funded research and development center; (F) a university-affiliated research center; or (G) a consortium, team, or other arrangement composed of entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (F). SEC. 255. SONOBUOY MODERNIZATION, TESTING, AND INVENTORY SUFFICIENCY FOR TWO SIMULTANEOUS REGIONAL CONFLICTS.”
“(d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``covered aircraft'' means an aircraft preserved at, inducted into, or proposed for induction into the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, including an aircraft stored or preserved on behalf of another military department or Department of Defense component, that the Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with the head of the relevant military department or component, as appropriate, determines-- (A) is structurally viable for regeneration, modification, test, evaluation, or other authorized use under this section; (B) is not required to meet current operational, training, test, contingency reserve, heritage, or security cooperation requirements; and (C) may be useful for research, development, test, and evaluation, autonomy experimentation, mission systems integration, uncrewed conversion, or related defense innovation purposes.”
“(2) Consideration of how to make available to qualified United States entities a limited number of covered aircraft for the sole purpose of conducting the research, development, test, and evaluation activities described in this section, including any demilitarization requirements, cost reimbursements, and access to approved testing and evaluation facilities that may be required to facilitate the participation of such entities. (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives report on the plan developed under subsection (a).”
“(b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Plans for the use of covered aircraft for-- (A) developmental flight testing; (B) operational evaluation; (C) autonomy experimentation; (D) software, sensor, communications, and mission systems integration; (E) optionally piloted, remotely assisted, or other autonomy-related flight experimentation, to the extent authorized by applicable law and regulation; and (F) associated ground test, simulation, mission rehearsal, and related research activities.”
“(a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall develop a plan to regenerate, restore, modify, and use a limited number of covered aircraft for research, development, test, and evaluation activities relevant to-- (1) autonomous and semi-autonomous aircraft capabilities; (2) human-machine teaming; (3) mission autonomy software; (4) mission systems integration; (5) sensing, communications, and digital battlefield networking; (6) operational experimentation and tactics development; and (7) such other defense innovation purposes as the Secretary determines appropriate.”
“(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes-- (1) the plan developed under subsection (a); and (2) an estimate of the funding required to establish and sustain the initial experimental formation under the plan, disaggregated by individual appropriation. SEC. 254. PLAN FOR USE OF CERTAIN AIRCRAFT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES.”
“(b) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall-- (1) provide for the establishment of at least one experimental formation, as described in subsection (a), attached to a division; (2) include mechanisms to enable the Secretary of the Army to evaluate the operational effectiveness, survivability, targeting capacity, and cost-efficiency of such a formation relative to legacy cavalry and scout formations, and to inform future force design decisions; (3) identify any modifications to organizational design, personnel structure, and training pipelines that may be needed to facilitate the establishment of such a formation; (4) as appropriate, provide for the use of rapid acquisition pathways to procure unmanned aircraft systems for such a formation; and (5) coordinate with the Defense Autonomous Working Group to ensure that defense-wide research, development, testing, procurement, and fielding of mass-produced small unmanned aircraft systems will meet current and emerging Army requirements.”
“PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND EVALUATION OF EXPERIMENTAL, DRONE-CENTRIC RECONNAISSANCE AND SECURITY FORMATIONS. (a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall develop a plan for establishing and evaluating one or more experimental, battalion-sized formations that integrate unmanned aircraft systems to carry out intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance and precision strike operations at-scale.”
“(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives report on the plan developed under subsection (a). (d) Qualified United States Entity.--In this section, the term ``qualified United States entity'' means-- (1) a nontraditional defense contractor; (2) a traditional defense contractor; (3) a federally funded research and development center; (4) a university-affiliated research center; or (5) another domestic entity the Secretary determines is capable of carrying out the activities described in subsection (a) in a manner consistent with national security and public safety. SEC. 253.”
“(2) Measures to ensure operational experimentation is conducted in a manner consistent with meaningful human command and control, by a qualified military aviator, over mission-critical functions, including target engagement, weapons release, mission abort, and such other functions as the Secretary of the Air Force determines appropriate. (3) An estimated annual budget for implementing the plan. (4) Consideration of how to make available to a qualified United States entity a limited number of A-10 aircraft, components, or associated support equipment for the sole purpose of research, development, test, and evaluation activities relevant to the A-10 mission set, autonomous or semi-autonomous aircraft integration, mission systems development, digital battlefield communications, or other related capabilities.”
“(a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall develop a plan to carry out competitive experimentation, prototyping, and operational assessment of autonomous, semi- autonomous, artificial intelligence-enabled, and adjunct aircraft capabilities relevant to the A-10 mission set. (b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Appropriate opportunities for participation by nontraditional defense contractors, commercial technology firms, venture-backed defense firms, and other private-sector entities capable of rapidly developing relevant hardware, software, autonomy, sensing, communications, or mission system capabilities.”
“(2) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation under paragraph (1), on a case by case basis, with respect to a specific quantum computing system. In the event the Secretary issues such a waiver, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees, not later than 15 days after date on which the waiver was issued-- (A) written notice of such waiver; and (B) the Secretary's justification for the waiver. [[Page H4767]] SEC. 252. PLAN FOR COMPETITIVE EXPERIMENTATION RELATING TO AUTONOMOUS AND NONTRADITIONAL CAPABILITIES RELEVANT TO THE A-10 MISSION SET.”
“Under the policy, the Secretary shall-- (1) establish a definition of ``quantum computing system'' for purposes of the policy; (2) establish a process for validating and verifying quantum computing systems before such systems are developed or acquired by the Department; and (3) ensure that the development and acquisition of such systems is consistent with and informed by the findings and processes of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (or any successor initiative). (b) Limitation and Waiver.-- (1) Limitation.--Following issuance of the policy under subsection (a), a quantum computing system may not be developed or acquired by an element of the Department of Defense unless the system has been validated and verified in accordance with such policy.”
“(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 15 U.S.C. 4651). Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters SEC. 251. POLICY TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISITION OF QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEMS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Policy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a policy to guide the development and acquisition of quantum computing systems for the Department of Defense.”
“(a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended-- (1) to carry out research, development, test, evaluation, or training activities involving animals-- (A) in collaboration with a foreign country of concern; or (B) at any facility located in, or owned or controlled (directly or indirectly) by, a foreign country of concern; or (2) to enter into a contract or other agreement, or make a grant, pursuant to which such activities would be carried out. (b) Foreign Country of Concern Defined.--In this section, the term ``foreign country of concern'' has the meaning given that term in section 9901 of the William M.”
“(c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``gain-of-function research'' means any research that may be reasonably anticipated to confer an attribute to a pathogen such that the pathogen would have enhanced pathogenicity or transmissibility in mammals. (2) The term ``potential pandemic pathogen'' means a pathogen that, as a result of any gain-of-function research-- (A) is likely more transmissible or likely capable of wide and uncontrollable spread in human populations; (B) is likely more virulent or likely to cause modest or greater morbidity or mortality in humans; or (C) is likely to pose a severe threat to public health, the capacity of the public health systems to function, or national security. SEC. 237. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ANIMAL RESEARCH IN COLLABORATION WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES OF CONCERN.”
“(b) Waiver.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis, with respect to an individual research project, grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the national interests of the United States. (2) Congressional notice.--Not later than 30 days before the date on which an award is made, a project is initiated, or an agreement entered into, with respect to which a waiver is made under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives notice of such waiver.”
“(a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended-- (1) to conduct gain-of-function research on any potential pandemic pathogen at any facility operated by or on behalf of the Department; or (2) to award contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or any other form of financial assistance to any institution of higher education, nonprofit organization, private entity, or other research institute that is conducting gain-of-function research on potential pandemic pathogens.”
“(b) Pilot Trainee Defined.--In this section, the term ``pilot trainee'' means a non-rated officer of the Air Force enrolled as a student participating in a formal undergraduate pilot training course. SEC. 236. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR GAIN OF FUNCTION RESEARCH.”
“(a) In General.--A pilot trainee may not operate a T-7 aircraft of the Air Force until the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that each of the following conditions have been met: (1) All corrections to flight control laws and mission systems discovered in developmental testing of such aircraft are fully implemented. (2) The subsonic, transonic, and supersonic full operational flight and performance envelopes of such aircraft are fully tested and characterized. (3) Qualification testing of the Ground Based Training System for such aircraft is fully completed and all deficiencies are resolved.”
“The report shall include-- (1) a description of the activities carried out under the pilot program, including the planned demonstration concept of operations and the associated timeline; (2) the technical objectives and success criteria established under subsection (e)(1); (3) an assessment of major technical risks and planned risk-mitigation activities; and (4) an assessment of parallel efforts by the People's Republic of China to develop and deploy advanced space propulsion technologies for strategic purposes. SEC. 235. PROHIBITION ON PILOT TRAINEES OPERATING T-7 AIRCRAFT PENDING TESTING AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.”
“(f) Plan.--Before commencing the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan on the pilot program. (g) Report.--If the Secretary carries out the pilot program under subsection (a), not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the pilot program.”
“(e) Activities.--In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a minimum-- (1) establish technical objectives and success criteria for the in-space demonstrations described in subsection (a); (2) develop a concept of operations and test and evaluation approach for the demonstrations; (3) conduct ground test activities necessary to support the demonstrations; (4) assist in the acquisition of launch services; (5) plan for collection and analysis of on-orbit data sufficient to assess propulsion performance, operability, and reliability; and (6) assess potential use cases for applications in cislunar operations pending the conclusion of the demonstrations.”
“(c) Selection.--If the Secretary carries out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall select entities to carry out activities under the pilot program. In determining the criteria for making such selection, the Secretary shall emphasize previous subcomponent and prototype development and the ability to demonstrate within reasonable timeframes. (d) Demonstration Required.--If the Secretary carries out the pilot program under subsection (a), not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct in-space demonstrations described in subsection (a), with oversight by the Air Force Research Laboratory Rocket Propulsion Division at Edwards Air Force Base, California.”
“(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, acting through the Commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, may establish a pilot program to conduct in-space technology demonstrations, and related risk reduction technology development activities, with respect to both advanced nuclear fission propulsion systems and advanced nuclear fusion propulsion systems. (b) Purpose.--If the Secretary carries out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out the pilot program in a manner that reduces technical risk and informs future development requirements relating to nuclear propulsion for national security missions in space, including potential operations beyond geosynchronous orbit, including in cislunar orbit.”
“(b) Activities.--Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall-- (1) assess the effectiveness of commercially available and emerging muzzle blast overpressure mitigation devices in reducing blast exposure to operators and nearby personnel; (2) evaluate the operational suitability, durability, and performance effects of such devices across representative weapon systems and mission sets; and (3) collect information to inform future Department of Defense policies, requirements, procurement decisions, and force-wide implementation strategies relating to blast overpressure mitigation. SEC. 234. SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION OF ADVANCED NUCLEAR PROPULSION TECHNOLOGIES.”
“(3) The term ``cloud laboratory'' means a physical laboratory that is equipped with automation and data storage to conduct continuous experiments. (4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Defense. SEC. 233. PILOT PROGRAM TO TEST AND EVALUATE MUZZLE BLAST OVERPRESSURE MITIGATION DEVICES. (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall carry out a pilot program to evaluate, test, and implement muzzle blast overpressure mitigation devices for small and medium caliber weapons in relevant training and operational environments.”
“(B) A plan for building in considerations related to cybersecurity, biosecurity, and research security from the beginning of development for each cloud laboratory. (b) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the [[Page H4766]] William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283;15 U.S.C. 9401). (2) The term ``authorized researcher'' refers to an individual who has been appropriately authorized to access data generated by the cloud laboratories supported under the pilot program, as determined by the Secretary using an authorization process established by the Secretary for such purpose.”
“(B) Additional laboratories.--Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall, on a competitive basis, establish not fewer than two additional fully operational cloud laboratories. (C) Biotechnology-focused laboratory.--At least one of the cloud laboratories established under this paragraph shall be focused on advancing research and development of biotechnology. (3) Implementation plan.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes the following: (A) A plan to establish the cloud laboratories.”
“(a) Cloud Laboratory Pilot Program.-- (1) Program required.-- (A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to support the establishment of cloud laboratories at the Department of Defense. (B) Requirements.--Each cloud laboratory supported under the pilot program shall generate high-quality data that shall be collected for use and analysis by authorized researchers. (2) Implementation.-- (A) Initial laboratory.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall establish at least one fully operational cloud laboratory.”
“(c) Comencement and Duration.--If the Secretary of Defense exercises the authority to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a), the program shall-- (1) commence not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) terminate not later than one year after the date on which the program is commenced. (d) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes-- (1) a summary of the results of the pilot program under subsection (a); and (2) recommendations regarding adoption the technologies evaluated under the program at a wider scale across the Department of Defense. SEC. 232. CLOUD LABORATORY PILOT PROGRAM.”
“(a) Pilot Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may carry out a pilot program to evaluate commercially available technologies that strengthen authentication and attribution of human authorization for consequential actions in order to improve the cybersecurity and physical security posture of the Department of Defense. (b) Objectives.--Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense shall evaluate technologies that-- (1) strengthen access controls for systems and physical areas of the Department of Defense; and (2) can be integrated across various environments of the Department without requiring specialized hardware.”
“The report shall include-- (A) any recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the broader implementation commercially available automated data security posture management technologies to support artificial intelligence systems of the Army; and (B) an assessment of the costs and benefits of such technologies. (d) Termination.--The pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date on which the Secretary of the Army commences the pilot program. SEC. 231. PILOT PROGRAM ON TECHNOLOGIES TO STRENGTHEN AUTHENTICATION AND ATTRIBUTION OF HUMAN AUTHORIZATION FOR CONSEQUENTIAL ACTIONS.”
“(c) Reports.-- (1) Progress report.--Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Army commences the pilot program under subsection (a), and annually thereafter until the termination date specified un subsection (d), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the status of implementation and preliminary findings of the pilot program, including with respect to each element described in subsection (b). (2) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after the termination date specified in subsection (d), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a final report on the results of the pilot program.”
“(b) Elements.--In carrying out pilot program under subsection (a) the Secretary of the Army shall-- (1) identify, select, and deploy at least one commercially available data security posture management technology platform that is capable of continuous, automated monitoring and assessment of artificial intelligence systems for security threats specific to such systems; (2) designate at least one artificial intelligence system currently deployed by the Army to demonstrate the data security posture managed technology platform selected under paragraph (1); (3) complete the demonstration described in paragraph (2); (4) train relevant personnel on the deployment, maintenance, and data interpretation of the demonstrated data security posture management technology platform; (5) evaluate the demonstrated data security posture management technologies-- (A) across the different tasks involved in development, deployment, storage, or hosting of components of such artificial intelligence system; (B) to determine the ability of such technologies to identify, mitigate and restore any corruption or malicious manipulation of the applications or data of such artificial intelligence system; and (C) for compatibility and ease of adoption into the value chains of existing artificial intelligence systems of the Army; (6) assess the feasibility of broader deployment of commercially available automated data security posture management technologies to improve the trustworthiness, resilience and integrity of artificial intelligence systems maintained by the Army.”
“SEC. 230. PILOT PROGRAM ON THE USE OF AUTOMATED DATA SECURITY POSTURE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS. (a) Establsihiment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall establish and commence implementation of a pilot program to evaluate the use of commercially available automated data security posture management technologies to enhance the cybersecurity, effectiveness, and reliability of artificial intelligence systems.”
“The report shall include-- (1) an assessment of existing Department of Defense capabilities related to biomanufacturing and an explanation of whether and how those capabilities may be used as part of the pilot program; (2) identification of near-term and long-term use cases for the deployment of mobile biomanufacturing; (3) for each use case identified under paragraph (2), a comparison of the estimated cost of fulfilling such use case through domestic biomanufacturing at an industrial scale versus the cost of fulfilling such use case using mobile biomanufacturing at the miniaturized scale; (4) an assessment of security measures required to deploy forward deployable mobile biomanufacturing capabilities; and (5) an assessment of the viability of transitioning technology developed under the pilot program into operational use within the Department, including the resources needed for further development and scaling of such technology and the potential benefits of such technology.”
“(b) Activities.--In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering may-- (1) consider the use of novel manufacturing processes and equipment, including automation, modularity, and miniaturization of production capabilities; (2) collaborate with industry to develop forward deployable mobile biomanufacturing capabilities; and (3) consider the security measures required for such capabilities when forward deployed. (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the status of the pilot program under subsection (a).”
“(h) Portfolio Acquisition Executive Defined.--In this section, the term ``portfolio acquisition executive'' has the meaning given that term in section 1737 of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 229. PILOT PROGRAM ON FORWARD DEPLOYABLE BIOMANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES. (a) Authorization.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in coordination with the Secretary of the Army, may carry out a pilot program-- (1) to identify near-term and long-term use cases for forward deployable mobile biomanufacturing capabilities; and (2) to conduct demonstrations of such capabilities.”
“(2) Contents.--Each notice submitted under paragraph (1) shall include-- (A) the value of the relevant contract or other agreement, as applicable, including all options; (B) an identification of any portfolio acquisition executive responsible for implementation or oversight of technology development or prototype development (as applicable) for which an award was made under this section, and a brief summary of lessons learned by such portfolio acquisition executive in carrying out such implementation or oversight; (C) a brief description of the technology development or prototype for which such contract or other agreement, as applicable, was awarded; and (D) an explanation of the benefit to the performance of the military mission of the Department of Defense resulting from the award.”
“(f) Commencement and Termination.-- (1) Deadline for commencement.--The Director shall commence implementation of the pilot program under subsection (a) not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (g) Congressional Notice.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days after a contract or other agreement that exceeds a fair market value of $2,000,000 is awarded under this section, the Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees written notice of such award.”
“(2) Coinvestment.--The Director may award a prize under this section without receiving approval from the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering if-- (A) the value of the prize is not more than $2,000,000; or (B) in the case of a prize with a value exceeding $2,000,000, at least half of the funds for the portion of the prize in excess of $2,000,000 are provided by the portfolio acquisition executive of an organization of the Department of Defense outside the Defense Innovation Unit. (e) Use of Prize Authority.--Use of prize authority under this section shall be considered [[Page H4765]] the use of competitive procedures for the purposes of chapter 221 of title 10, United States Code.”
“(c) Information Dissemination.--The Director shall carry out activities to publicize the prize competitions carried out under this section and to solicit participation in such competitions from eligible individuals and entities. (d) Prize Maximum and Coinvestment Requirements.-- (1) Maximum value.--The value of a prize awarded under this section may not exceed $15,000,000.”
“PILOT PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY AND PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT. (a) Pilot Program.--The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (referred to in this section as the Director) shall carry out a pilot program under which the Director awards prizes, on a competitive basis, to recognize outstanding achievements in technology development and prototype development that---- (1) have the potential to address operational problems and capability gaps identified by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, and combatant commanders; or (2) have potential for application to the performance of the military missions of the Department of Defense. (b) Form of Prizes.--Prizes awarded under this section may include-- (1) cash prizes; or (2) the award of contracts or other agreements.”
“(3) Public input and other considerations.--In identifying and selecting priority areas under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall-- (A) solicit and consider public input; and (B) consider-- (i) relevant existing and planned programs and activities of Department of Defense and other research and development entities of the Federal Government; (ii) the likelihood of relevant research or development being conducted by the private sector without further support from the Federal Government; (iii) the likelihood that investment in an area by the Department of Defense will result in improved capabilities or readiness, including by increasing supply chain resilience; and (iv) whether such an investment would foster innovation beyond the primary goal of the proposed priority area. SEC. 228.”