,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gajf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #d1 #bjbj,mr4   
,lip9ski 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 & 
,mr4 ,langev97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to ma9ta9 a basic   
social sci5ces rese>* program4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,social ,sci5ces ,protect ,our ,nation  
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! #bjag ,national         
,academies ( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+ &       
,m$ic9e report on ,! ,value ( ,social1  
,behavioral1 & ,economic ,sci5ces to    
,national ,priorities ass]ts ,hav+ a    
fundam5tal und]/&+ ( h[ p & societies   
behave1 :y !y respond ! way !y d1 :at !y
 f9d important1 :at !y believe or value1
 & :at & h[ !y ?9k ab\t o!rs is critical
 = ! c\ntry's well-be+ 9 today's global 
environm5t44  7#b7 ,!re is a national   
ne$ = inve/+ 9 div]se basic rese>*      
social sci5ce1 & facilitat+ transition (

 ^? f9d+s to in=m national def5se       
priorities & actions4  7#c7 ,9 #bjjh1   
:ile giv+ a spee* entitl$ ,national     
,security3 ,:at ,new ,exp]tise is       
,ne$$81 ,secret>y ( ,def5se ,rob]t      
,gates /at$ ,too _m mi/akes h be5 made  
ov] ! ye>s because our gov]nm5t &       
milit>y did n und]/&--or ev5 seek to    
und]/&--! c\ntries or cultures we 7     
deal+ )44  7#d7 ,9 response1 ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se initiat$ a basic social      
sci5ce rese>* program to improve basic  
und]/&+ ( ! social1 cultural1           
behavioral1 & political =ces t %ape     
regions ( ! _w ( /rategic importance to 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7 ,! ,national     
,academy ( ,sci5ces f\nd 9 _! #bjai     
evaluation ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se      
def5se-wide basic social sci5ces program
 t despite fac+ *all5ges ) e/abli%+ a   
/able1 well-function+ organizational    
/ructure z well z res\rce limitations1 !
 program has made important             
contributions & t ! program has         
successfully /r5g!n$ ties betwe5 !      

,dep>tm5t & ! social sci5ce community4  
7#f7 ,ma9ta9+ a basic social sci5ces    
rese>* program provides ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,def5se critical access to exp]tise to  
in=m cultural und]/&+1 support          
te*nological edge1 c\nt] adv]s>ial      
social int]v5tions1 & und]/& driv]s to  
/r5g!n alliances & attract new p>tn]s4  
7#g7 ,cont9u$ inve/m5t 9 basic social   
sci5ce rese>* is p>ticul>ly crucial at a
 "t :5 pe] & ne>-pe] adv]s>ies are      
increas+ly employ+ elem5ts ( malign     
influ5ce1 dis9=mation1 & pr$atory       
economics 9 conc]t ) te*nological       
capabilities4  #c4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se  
social sci5ces  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all ma9ta9 a       
def5se-wide basic rese>* program ) an   
emphasis on div]se social sci5ces4  7b7 
,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all include 9 ! 
annual budget submission ( ! ,presid5t  
"u section #aaje7;a7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code-- 7#a7 a d$icat$ budget   
l9e item = def5se-wide basic social     
sci5ce rese>*2 &  7#b7 basic rese>*     

funds f ea* ( ! s]vices d$icat$ to      
social sci5ce rese>*4  7c7 ,report ,)9  
#ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all report 
to ! ,h\se ,arm$ ,s]vices ,committee & !
 ,s5ate ,arm$ ,s]vices ,committee on !  
organizational /ructure ( ! def5se-wide 
basic social sci5ce rese>* program4 ,!  
report %all include-- 7#a7 !            
responsibilities ( ! ,"u ,secret>y (    
,def5se = ,rese>* & ,eng9e]+ 9          
collaboration ) ! ,"u ,secret>y (       
,def5se = ,policy 9 jo9t ov]sight ( !   
program2  7#b7 ! role ( ea* ( ! s]vices 
9 coord9at+ ) ! program2 &  7#c7 ef=ts  
to align ! program ) ! ,dep>tm5t's      
,sci5ce & ,te*nology roadmaps & !       
,national ,def5se ,/rategy4