,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cjad ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bc1 #bjai,mr4 ,thornberry introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,small ,business1 and ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 and the ,small ,business ,act to improve innovation in defense procurement1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title and table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,accelerating ,defense ,innovation ,act of #bjai4 7b7 ,table of contents ,sec4 #a4 ,short title and table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,alignment of the ,small ,business ,innovation ,research ,program and ,small ,business ,technology ,transfer ,program of the ,department of ,defense with the ,national ,defense ,science and ,technology ,strategy4 ,sec4 #c4 ,pilot program for domestic investment under the ,,sbir program4 ,sec4 #d4 ,cybersecurity technical and business assistance for ,,sbir and ,,sttr programs4 ,sec4 #e4 ,phase #j proof of concept partnership program for the ,department of ,defense4 ,sec4 #f4 ,modification to the ,defense ,research and ,development ,rapid ,innovation ,program4 ,sec4 #g4 ,establishment of joint reserve detachments at ,defense ,innovation ,unit4 #b4 ,alignment of the ,small ,business ,innovation ,research ,program and ,small ,business ,technology ,transfer ,program of the ,department of ,defense with the ,national ,defense ,science and ,technology ,strategy 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,defense and ,secretaries of the military departments shall1 to the extent possible1 align the research topics selected for activities conducted under the ,small ,business ,innovation ,research ,program and ,small ,business ,technology ,transfer ,program 7as defined under section #i of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch77 with the ,national ,defense ,science and ,technology ,strategy established under section #bah of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb2 #acb ,stat4 #afgi74 7b7 ,use of ,national ,defense ,science and ,technology ,strategy ,to determine research topics ,section #i of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7g77#c77;,b71 by striking 1 in the #aiib report and all that follows through that authority and inserting in the ,national ,defense ,science and ,technology ,strategy established under section #bah of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb2 #acb ,stat4 #afgi72 and 7#b7 in subsection 7o77#c77;,b71 by striking 1 in accordance with section #bebb of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code and inserting in the ,national ,defense ,science and ,technology ,strategy established under section #bah of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb2 #acb ,stat4 #afgi74 #c4 ,pilot program for domestic investment under the ,,sbir program 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,administrator of the ,small ,business ,administration should promulgate regulations to carry out the requirements under section #i7;dd7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7;dd77 that-- 7#a7 permit small business concerns that are majority-owned by multiple venture capital operating companies1 hedge funds1 or private equity firms to participate in the ,,sbir program in accordance with such section2 7#b7 provide specific information regarding eligibility1 participation1 and affiliation rules to such small business concerns2 and 7#c7 preserve and maintain the integrity of the ,,sbir program as a program for small business concerns in the ,united ,states by prohibiting large entities or foreign-owned entities from participation in the ,,sbir program4 7b7 ,domestic investment pilot program 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act and notwithstanding the requirements of section #i7;dd7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7;dd771 the ,secretary of ,defense shall create and administer a program to be known as the ,domestic ,investment ,pilot ,program under which the ,secretary and the service acquisition executive for each military department may make a ,,sbir award to a small business concern that is majority-owned by multiple venture capital operating companies1 hedge funds1 or private equity firms without providing the written determination described under paragraph 7#b7 of such section #i7;dd74 7#b7 ,limitation ,the ,secretary of ,defense may award not more than #ae percent of the funds allocated for the ,,sbir program of the ,department of ,defense under section #i7;f7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7;f77 to small business concerns that are owned in majority part by multiple venture capital operating companies1 hedge funds1 or private equity firms through competitive1 merit-based procedures that are open to all eligible small business concerns4 7#c7 ,evaluation criteria ,in carrying out the ,domestic ,investment ,pilot ,program1 the ,secretary of ,defense may not use investment of venture capital or investment from hedge funds or private equity firms as a criterion for the award of contracts under the ,,sbir program or ,,sttr program4 7#d7 ,annual reporting ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall include as part of each annual report required under section #i7;b77#g7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7i77;b77#g77-- 7,a7 information on the implementation of the ,domestic ,investment ,pilot ,program2 7,b7 the number of proposals received from small business concerns that are majority-owned by multiple venture capital operating companies1 hedge funds1 or private equity firms for the ,domestic ,investment ,pilot ,program2 and 7,c7 the number of awards made to such small business concerns4 7#e7 ,termination ,the ,domestic ,investment ,pilot ,program established under this subsection shall terminate on ,september #cj1 #bjbb4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,,sbir ,the term ,,sbir has the meaning given in section #i7;e7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7;e774 7#b7 ,small ,business ,act definitions ,the terms small business concern1 venture capital operating company1 hedge fund1 and private equity firm have the meanings given those terms1 respectively1 in section #c of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74 #d4 ,cybersecurity technical and business assistance for ,,sbir and ,,sttr programs ,section #i7q77#a7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7q77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting cybersecurity1 after product sales12 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking decisions and inserting decisions1 including decisions relating to cybersecurity practices4 #e4 ,phase #j proof of concept partnership program for the ,department of ,defense ,section #i7;jj7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,the ,director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health and inserting ,a covered agency head2 7#b7 by striking ,the ,director each place it appears and inserting ,a covered agency head2 7#c7 by striking the ,director each place it appears and inserting a covered agency head2 7#d7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by amending subparagraph 7,a7 to read as follows3 7,a7 the term covered agency head means-- 7i7 with respect to the ,,sttr program of the ,national ,institutes of ,health1 the ,director of the ,national ,institutes of ,health2 or 7ii7 with respect to the ,,sttr program of the ,department of ,defense1 the ,secretary of ,defense2 2 and 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking in the ,national ,institutes of ,health's ,,sttr program and inserting in either the ,,sttr program of the ,department of ,defense or the ,,sttr program of the ,national ,institutes of ,health2 and 7#e7 in paragraph 7#d77;,a71 by inserting participating in the ,,sttr program administered by such agency head after a qualifying institution4 #f4 ,modification to the ,defense ,research and ,development ,rapid ,innovation ,program 7a7 ,increase to funding ,section #bcei;a7b77#c7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking #c1jjj1jjj and inserting #f1jjj1jjj4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the program established under section #bcei;a7b77#c7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known as the ,defense ,research and ,development ,rapid ,innovation ,program71 which shall include-- 7#a7 with respect to the two fiscal years preceding the submission of the report-- 7,a7 a description of the total number of proposals funded under the program2 7,b7 the percent of funds made available under the program for ,small ,business ,innovation ,research ,program projects2 and 7,c7 a list of ,small ,business ,innovation ,research ,program projects that received funding under the program that were included in major defense acquisition programs 7as defined in section #bdcj of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code7 and other defense acquisition programs that meet critical national security needs2 and 7#b7 an assessment on the effectiveness of the program in stimulating innovation technologies1 reducing acquisition or life-cycle costs1 addressing technical risk1 and improving the timeliness and thoroughness of test and evaluation outcomes4 #g4 ,establishment of joint reserve detachments at ,defense ,innovation ,unit 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in consultation with the ,secretaries of the military departments1 shall establish not fewer than three joint reserve detachments 7referred to in this section as ,detachments7 at locations of the ,defense ,innovation ,unit-- 7#a7 to support engagement and collaboration with commercial innovation hubs2 and 7#b7 to accelerate the transition and adoption of commercial technologies for national security purposes4 7b7 ,composition ,each ,detachment shall be composed of members of the reserve components who possess relevant private sector experience in the fields of business1 acquisition1 intelligence1 engineering1 technology transfer1 science1 mathematics1 contracting1 procurement1 logistics1 cyberspace security1 or such other fields as are determined to be relevant by the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,research and ,engineering4 7c7 ,responsibilities ,the ,detachments shall have the following responsibilities3 7#a7 ,each ,detachment shall provide the ,department of ,defense with expertise1 analysis1 alternatives for innovation1 and opportunities for greater engagement and collaboration between the defense innovation ecosystem and commercial industry4 7#b7 ,each ,detachment shall1 on an ongoing basis-- 7,a7 recruit1 retain1 and employ members of the reserve components who possess relevant private sector experience1 as described in subsection 7b72 7,b7 partner with the military services1 the combatant commands1 and other ,department of ,defense organizations to seek and rapidly prototype advanced commercial solutions while lowing the barrier to entry to serve defense requirements2 7,c7 increase awareness of-- 7i7 the technology portfolios of the ,defense ,innovation ,unit2 and 7ii7 the technology requirements of the ,department of ,defense as identified in the ,national ,defense ,science and ,technology ,strategy developed under section #bah of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb2 #acb ,stat4 #afgi72 7,d7 capitalize on the growing investment in research and development made by the commercial industry in assessing and maturing dual-use technologies2 and 7,e7 carry out such other activities as may be directed by the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,research and ,engineering4 7d7 ,deadline for establishment of ,detachments ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall ensure that-- 7#a7 at least one ,detachment is established on or before ,october #a1 #bjbj2 and 7#b7 all three ,detachments required under subsection 7a7 are established on or before ,october #a1 #bjbb4 7e7 ,implementation report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,research and ,engineering shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes-- 7,a7 an organizational plan for the ,detachments2 7,b7 the estimated costs of establishing the ,detachments2 and 7,c7 a timeline specifying when each ,detachment will attain initial operational capability and full operational capability1 respectively4 7#b7 ,consultation ,in preparing the report required under paragraph 7#a71 the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for ,research and ,engineering shall consult with the ,director of the ,defense ,innovation ,unit and the head of each military service4