,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bggh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #ab1    
#bjaf ,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,inhofe7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to provide for the rapid 
acquisition of directed energy weapons  
systems by the ,department of ,defense1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,directed ,energy ,weapon ,systems      
,acquisition ,act of #bjaf4  #b4        
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3 7#a7 ,the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services of the ,senate noted in the  
report accompanying ,s4 #acef 7,s4      
,rept4 #aad-di2 #aadth ,congress7 that  
since #aifj1 the ,department of ,defense
 has invested more than #f1jjj1jjj1jjj  
in directed energy science and          
technology initiatives1 and that the    
,committee is concerned that1 despite   

this significant investment1 the        
,department's directed energy           
initiatives are not resourced at levels 
necessary to transition them to         
full-scale acquisition programs4  7#b7  
,the ,defense ,science ,board ,task     
,force on ,directed ,energy ,weapon     
,systems and ,technology ,applications  
7the ,task ,force7 found that directed  
energy offers promise as a              
transformational game changer in        
military operations1 able to augment and
 improve operational capabilities in    
many areas4  7#c7 ,despite this         
potential1 years of investment have not 
resulted in any operational systems with
 high energy laser capability4  7#d7    
,the ,task ,force believes that the     
range of potential application is       
sufficient to warrant significantly     
increased attention to the scope and    
direction of efforts to assess1 develop1
 and field appropriate laser1 microwave1
 and millimeter wave weapons4  #c4      
,inclusion of directed energy weapon    

system programs in the rapid acquisition
 authority program  7a7 ,in general     
,section #hjf7;c77#a7 of the ,bob ,stump
 ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act 
for ,fiscal ,year #bjjc 7,public ,law   
#ajg-cad2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb note7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subparagraph3  7,d7 7i7   
,in the case of any supplies and        
associated support services that1 as    
determined in writing by the ,secretary 
of ,defense without delegation1 are     
urgently needed to eliminate a          
deficiency in directed energy weapon    
systems1 the ,secretary may use the     
procedures developed under this section 
in order to accomplish the rapid        
acquisition and deployment of needed    
offensive or defensive directed energy  
weapon systems capabilities1 supplies1  
and associated support services4  7ii7  
,for the purposes of directed energy    
weapon systems acquisition1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall consider   
use of the following procedures3  7,i7  

,the rapid acquisition authority        
provided under this section4  7,,ii7    
,use of other transactions authority    
provided under section #bcga of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,,iii7    
,the acquisition of commercial items    
using simplified acquisition procedures4
  7,,iv7 ,the authority for procurement 
for experimental purposes provided under
 section #bcgc of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code4  7iii7 ,in this          
subparagraph1 the term directed energy  
weapon system means military action     
involving the use of directed energy to 
incapacitate1 damage1 or destroy enemy  
equipment1 facilities1 or personnel4  4 
7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section     
#bcgc of title #aj1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a71 by striking and aeronautical       
supplies and inserting 1 aeronautical   
supplies1 and directed energy weapon    
systems2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end 
the following new subsection3  7c7      
,directed energy weapon system defined  

,in this section1 the term directed     
energy weapon system means military     
action involving the use of directed    
energy to incapacitate1 damage1 or      
destroy enemy equipment1 facilities1 or 
personnel4  4  #d4 ,joint ,directed     
,energy ,program ,office  7a7           
,redesignation ,the ,high ,energy ,laser
 ,joint ,technology ,office of the      
,department of ,defense is hereby       
redesignated as the ,joint ,directed    
,energy ,program ,office 7in this       
section referred to as the ,office74    
7b7 ,strategic plan for development and 
transition of directed energy weapons   
capabilities toward fielding ,in        
addition to the functions and duties of 
the ,office in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,office shall develop a strategic   
plan for development and transition of  
directed energy weapons capabilities    
toward fielding for the ,department1 in 
which the ,office may define            
requirements for directed energy        

capabilities that address the highest   
priority warfighting capability gaps of 
the ,department4  7c7 ,acceleration of  
development and transition of directed  
energy weapons capabilities toward      
fielding  7#a7 ,in general ,to the      
degree practicable1 the ,office shall   
use the policies of the ,department that
 are revised pursuant to this ,act and  
new acquisition and management practices
 established pursuant to this ,act to   
accelerate the development and          
transition of directed energy           
capabilities toward fielding4  7#b7     
,engagement ,the ,secretary shall ensure
 that use of policies and practices     
described in paragraph 7#a7 include     
engagement with defense and private     
industries1 research universities1 and  
unaffiliated1 nonprofit research        
institutions4