,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,ms4 
,slotkin 7for herself and ,mr4          
,gallagher7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to establish an advisory board 
on national security innovation         
activities and extend the pilot program 
on defense manufacturing1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,national ,security 
,innovation ,act4  #b4 ,advisory board  
on national security innovation         
activities ,section #bcj of the ,john   
,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,defense         
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjai 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bceh note7 is     
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
striking ,the ,under ,secretary of      
,defense for ,research and ,engineering 
shall establish and inserting ,the      
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,research and ,engineering1 acting      

through the ,director of the ,defense   
,innovation ,unit1 shall establish2     
7#b7 by redesignating subsections 7e7   
through 7h7 as subsections 7f7 through  
7i71 respectively2  7#c7 by inserting   
after subsection 7d7 the following new  
subsection3  7e7 ,establishment of      
,advisory ,board  7#a7 ,in general ,not 
earlier than the date specified in      
paragraph 7#e71 but no later than #ahj  
days after such date1 the ,under        
,secretary shall establish an advisory  
board within the ,defense ,innovation   
,unit to advise the ,under ,secretary   
and the ,director of the ,unit with     
respect to the establishment and        
prioritization of activities under such 
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,duties ,the      
advisory board established under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 identify    
activities that should be prioritized   
for establishment under subsection 7a72 
7,b7 not less frequently that           
semiannually1 reevaluate and update such
 priorities2 and  7,c7 ensure continuing

 alignment of the activities established
 under subsection 7a71 including all    
elements of such activities described in
 subsection 7b71 with the overall       
technology strategy of the ,department  
of ,defense4  7#c7 ,membership ,the     
advisory board established under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall be composed of one 
or more representatives from each of the
 following3 7,a7 ,each science and      
technology reinvention laboratory of the
 ,department of ,defense4  7,b7 ,the    
primary procurement organization of each
 ,armed ,force4  7,c7 ,the ,defense     
,innovation ,board4  7,d7 ,such other   
organizations and elements of the       
,department of ,defense as the ,under   
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,director of the ,defense ,innovation   
,unit1 determines appropriate4  7#d7    
,plan ,not later than #ij days before   
the date on which the advisory board is 
established under paragraph 7#a71 the   
,under ,secretary shall submit to the   
congressional defense committees a plan 

for establishing the advisory board1    
including a description of the expected 
roles1 responsibilities1 and membership 
of the advisory board4  7#e7 ,date      
specified ,the date specified in this   
paragraph is the date on which funds are
 first appropriated or otherwise made   
available to carry out subsection 7a74  
2 and  7#d7 in subsection 7h71 as so    
redesignated1 by striking subsection 7h7
 and inserting subsection 7i74  #c4     
,extension of pilot program on defense  
manufacturing ,section #agaa of the     
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjah 7,public ,law   
#aae-ia2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #beje note7 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d71 by    
striking the date that is four years    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjbf2
 and  7#b7 in subsection 7e71 by        
striking ,january #ca1 #bjbb and        
inserting ,january #ca1 #bjbg4