,,ii #aadth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bgib ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #ac1 #bjaf ,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself and ,mr4 ,vitter7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to reestablish and enhance the ,defense ,research and ,development ,rapid ,innovation ,program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,rapid ,innovation ,fund ,enhancement ,act of #bjaf4 #b4 ,reestablishment and enhancement of ,defense ,research and ,development ,rapid ,innovation ,program 7a7 ,coordination of program ,subsection 7a7 of section #ajgc of the ,ike ,skelton ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjaa 7,public ,law #aaa-chc2 #abd ,stat4 #dcff2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcei note7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,the program shall be coordinated with the senior acquisition executives of the departments1 ,agencies1 and components of the ,department of ,defense44 7b7 ,department of ,defense expenditures ,subsection 7d7 of such section is amended to read as follows3 7d7 ,do,d expenditures 7#a7 ,for fiscal year #bjag and each fiscal year thereafter1 the ,department of ,defense shall obligate for expenditure for eligible technologies under the program not less than #a percent of the aggregate budget of the ,department of ,defense for such fiscal year for research1 development1 test1 and evaluation and available for projects and activities at the level of ,advanced ,component ,development ,prototypes and above 7referred to as #f4d and above74 7#b7 ,nothing in paragraph 7#a7 may be construed to prohibit the departments1 ,agencies1 and components of the ,department from expending on eligible technologies in a fiscal year an amount for that fiscal year in excess of the amount otherwise required by that paragraph4 4 7c7 ,briefing requirements ,subsection 7f7 of such section is amended to read as follows3 7f7 ,annual briefing 7#a7 ,not later than ,january #ca each year1 the ,secretary shall brief the appropriate committees of ,congress on the program under this section during the previous fiscal year1 including the following3 7,a7 ,a list of each project funded under this section during such fiscal year1 including a short description of each such project4 7,b7 ,the amount of funding provided for each such project4 7,c7 ,the defense acquisition program that each such project supports1 including the extent to which such project meets needs identified in its acquisition plan4 7,d7 ,the anticipated timeline for transition for such project1 or if such project transitioned during such fiscal year1 to what program of record it transitioned4 7,e7 ,whether the award for the project was made to a small business participating in the ,small ,business ,innovation ,research ,program or ,small ,business ,technology ,transfer ,program under section #i of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch71 a small business under section #c of that ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb71 or a nontraditional defense contractor under section #bcga7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,f7 ,the degree to which a competitive1 meritbased process was used to evaluate and select the performers of the projects selected under this section during such fiscal year4 7#b7 ,in this subsection1 the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services and the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services and the ,committee on ,small ,business of the ,house of ,representatives4 4 7d7 ,reestablishment of program and definition ,subsection 7g7 of such section is amended to read as follows3 7g7 ,eligible technology defined ,in this section1 the term eligible technology means the following3 7#a7 ,a technology that has received a ,phase ,,ii award under the ,small ,business ,innovation ,research ,program or the ,small ,business ,technology ,transfer ,program under section #i of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch74 7#b7 ,a technology developed by a nontraditional defense contractor 7as that term is defined in section #bcjb7i7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code74 7#c7 ,a technology developed by the defense laboratories4 7#d7 ,any other innovative technology 7including a dual use technology71 as determined by the ,secretary4 4 7e7 ,additional program flexibility ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall issue additional guidelines for the operation of the ,defense ,research and ,development ,rapid ,innovation ,program under section #aajg of the ,ike ,skelton ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjaa 7as amended by this section74 ,the guidance shall include the following3 7#a7 ,guidance to ,department of ,defense personnel on using1 to the maximum extent practicable1 procedures under the ,program for direct award 7as described in section #i7r77#d7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7r77#d77 to firms participating in the ,small ,business ,innovation ,research ,program or ,small ,business ,technology ,transfer ,program under section #i of that ,act4 7#b7 ,guidance and procedures on the authorities in section #i7r77#d7 of the ,small ,business ,act that allow a small business concern to submit proposals to the senior acquisition executive1 or a designee1 at each department1 ,agency1 and component of the ,department and separate from a broad agency announcement4