United States Congress, NDAA 2018 Sec. 220 , September 18, 2017. Unclassified.
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"Authority for the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to promote innovation in the Department of Defense."
Source: United States Congress, NDAA 2018 Sec. 220 , September 18, 2017. Unclassified. Date: Sep 18, 2017 Archive: United States Congress , 2018 National Defense Authorization Act Collection: Cyber Vault: Inside the 2018 NDAA, Senate Part 1 Nov 15, 2017
76 1 bility for the development and demonstration of directed en- 2 ergy weapons pursuant to section 219(a)(1) of such Act 3 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note), as amended 4 by subsection (e). 5 SEC. 220. AUTHORITY FOR THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DE- 6 FENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING TO 7 PROMOTE INNOVATION IN THE DEPARTMENT 8 OF DEFENSE. 9 The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures 10 under which the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 11 and Engineering may request a time-limited review and 12 if necessary require coordination on and modification of 13 proposed directives, rules, regulations, and other policies 14 that in Under Secretary's view would adversely affect the 15 ability of the innovation, research, and engineering enter- 16 prise of the Department of Defense to effectively and effi- 17 ciently execute its missions, including policies and practices 18 concerning the following: 19 (1) Personnel and talent management. 20 (2) Financial management and budgeting. 21 (3) Infrastructure, installations, and military 22 construction. 23 (4) Acquisition. 24 (5) Management.
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77 1 (6) Such other areas as the Secretary may des- 2 ignate. 3 SEC. 221. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F- 4 35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER FOLLOW-ON MOD- 5 ERNIZATION. 6 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 7 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 or any 8 other fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be obli- 9 gated for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Follow-On Moderniza- 10 tion until the Secretary of Defense provides the final report 11 required under section 224(d) of the National Defense Au- 12 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328). 13 SEC. 222. IMPROVEMENT OF UPDATE PROCESS FOR 14 POPULATING MISSION DATA FILES USED IN 15 ADVANCED COMBAT AIRCRAFT. 16 (a) IMPROVEMENTS TO UPDATE PROCESS.— 17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 18 take such actions as may be necessary to improve the 19 process used to update the mission data files used in 20 advanced combat aircraft of the United States so that 21 such updates can occur more quickly. 22 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In improving the process 23 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure the 24 following:
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