[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7275 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7275

  To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a National Security 
              Innovation Network, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 2020

  Ms. Slotkin (for herself and Mr. Mitchell) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish a National Security 
              Innovation Network, 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. NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION NETWORK.

    (a) Establishment.--Chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 2358b the following new section:
``Sec. 2358c. National Security Innovation Network
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
program office to be known as the `National Security Innovation 
Network' (referred to in this section as the `Network'). The Secretary 
shall establish the Network within the Office of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering or within the office of another 
principal staff assistant to the Secretary.
    ``(b) Head of Network.--The head of the Network shall be an 
individual designated by the Secretary of Defense.
    ``(c) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the Network shall 
be--
            ``(1) to maintain a network throughout the United States 
        that connects the Department of Defense to academic 
        institutions, commercial accelerators and incubators, 
        commercial innovation hubs, and nonprofit entities with 
        missions and capabilities relating to national security 
        innovation;
            ``(2) to expand the national security innovation base 
        through integrated, project-based problem solving that leads to 
        novel concept and solution development for the Department and 
        facilitates dual-use ventures with national security and 
        commercial utility;
            ``(3) to work in coordination with the Under Secretary of 
        Defense for Personnel and Readiness, other principal staff 
        assistants within the Office of the Secretary, and the 
        Secretaries of the military departments to create new pathways 
        and models of national security service that facilitate term, 
        temporary, and permanent employment within the Department for--
                    ``(A) students and graduates in the fields of 
                science, technology, arts, engineering, and 
                mathematics;
                    ``(B) early-career and mid-career technologists; 
                and
                    ``(C) entrepreneurs for purposes of project-based 
                work;
            ``(4) to accelerate the development of innovative solutions 
        to complex problems, particularly through dual-use ventures, 
        and facilitate partnerships between early stage ventures and 
        the Department of Defense, by increasing transparency, and 
        access to the Department for early stage ventures with the goal 
        of improved acquisition and procurement outcomes;
            ``(5) to generate novel concepts and solutions to problems 
        and requirements articulated by entities within the Department 
        through programs that combine end users from the Department, 
        students and faculty from academic institutions, and the early-
        stage venture community;
            ``(6) to establish physical locations throughout the United 
        States through which the Network will connect with academic 
        partners and private funding sources for the purposes of 
        carrying out the responsibilities described in paragraphs (1) 
        through (5); and
            ``(7) to carry out such other activities as the Secretary 
        of Defense, in consultation with the head of the Network, 
        determines to be relevant to such responsibilities.
    ``(d) Authorities.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary of 
Defense may use the following authorities:
            ``(1) Section 1599g of title 10, United States Code, 
        relating to public-private talent exchanges.
            ``(2) Section 2368 of such title, relating to Centers for 
        Science, Technology, and Engineering Partnerships.
            ``(3) Section 2374a of such title, relating to prizes for 
        advanced technology achievements.
            ``(4) Section 2521 of such title, relating to the 
        Manufacturing Technology Program.
            ``(5) Section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
        Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) and section 6305 of 
        title 31, United States Code, relating to cooperative research 
        and development agreements.
            ``(6) Such other authorities as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 
and each fiscal year thereafter.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2358b the following new item:

``2358c. National Security Innovation Network.''.

SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION.

    (a) Transfers From Other DOD Elements.--The Secretary of Defense 
may transfer to the National Security Innovation Network established 
under section 2358c of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
subsection (a)), such personnel, resources, and functions of other 
organizations and elements of the Department of Defense as the 
Secretary considers appropriate to carry out such section.
    (b) Plan Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for 
        establishing the National Security Innovation Network under 
        section 2358c of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
        subsection (a)).
            (2) Elements.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall 
        include the following:
                    (A) Plans for the funding, integration, and 
                evaluation of the Network, including plans for--
                            (i) future funding and administrative 
                        support of the Network;
                            (ii) integration of the Network into the 
                        programming, planning, budgeting, and execution 
                        process of the Department of Defense;
                            (iii) integration of the Network with the 
                        other programs and initiatives within the 
                        Department that have missions relating to 
                        innovation and outreach to the early-stage 
                        venture and academic communities; and
                            (iv) performance indicators by which the 
                        program will be assessed and evaluated.
                    (B) A description of any additional authorities the 
                Secretary may require to effectively carry out section 
                2358c of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
                subsection (a)).
                    (C) Plans for any transfers the Secretary intends 
                to carry out under subsection (a) of this section.
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