,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bjje ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ah1 #bjba,mr4 ,calvert 7for himself and ,mr4 ,crist7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to amend chapter #aci of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require the ,secretary of each military department to identify promising research programs of the ,small ,business ,innovation ,research ,program or ,small ,business ,technology ,transfer ,program for inclusion in the future budgets and plans of the ,department of ,defense1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,dod ,entrepreneurial ,innovation ,act4 #b4 ,entrepreneurial ,innovation ,project designations 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,designating certain ,,sbir and ,,sttr programs as ,entrepreneurial ,innovation ,projects ,chapter #aci of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after section #bcei;b the following new section3 #bcei;c ,entrepreneurial ,innovation ,project designations 7a7 ,in general ,during the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this section1 and during each subsequent fiscal year1 each ,secretary concerned1 in consultation with the each chief of an armed force under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary concerned1 shall designate not less than five eligible programs as ,entrepreneurial ,innovation ,projects4 7b7 ,application ,an eligible program seeking designation as an ,entrepreneurial ,innovation ,project under this section shall submit to the ,secretary concerned an application at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary concerned determines appropriate4 7c7 ,designation criteria ,in making designations under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary concerned shall consider-- 7#a7 the potential of the eligible program to-- 7,a7 advance the national security capabilities of the ,united ,states2 7,b7 provide new technologies or processes1 or new applications of existing technologies1 that will enable new alternatives to existing programs2 and 7,c7 provide future cost savings2 7#b7 whether an advisory panel has recommended the eligible program for designation2 and 7#c7 such other criteria that the ,secretary concerned determines to be appropriate4 7d7 ,designation benefits 7#a7 ,future years defense program inclusion ,with respect to each designated program1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall include in the next future-years defense program the estimated expenditures of such designated program4 ,in the preceding sentence1 the term next future-years defense program means the future-years defense program submitted to ,congress under section #bba of this title after the date on which such designated program is designated under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,programming proposal ,each designated program shall be included by the ,secretary concerned under a separate heading in any programming proposals submitted to the ,secretary of ,defense4 7#c7 ,,ppbe component ,each designated program shall be considered by the ,secretary concerned as an integral part of the planning1 programming1 budgeting1 and execution process of the ,department of ,defense4 7e7 ,entrepreneurial ,innovation ,advisory ,panels 7#a7 ,establishment ,for each military department1 the ,secretary concerned shall establish an advisory panel that1 starting in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this section1 and in each subsequent fiscal year1 shall identify and recommend to the ,secretary concerned for designation under subsection 7a7 eligible programs based on the criteria described in subsection 7c77#a74 7#b7 ,membership 7,a7 ,composition 7i7 ,in general ,each advisory panel shall be composed of four members appointed by the ,secretary concerned and one member appointed by the chief of the relevant armed force under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary concerned4 7ii7 ,secretary concerned appointments ,the ,secretary concerned shall appoint members to the advisory panel as follows3 7,i7 ,three members who-- 7aa7 have experience with private sector entrepreneurial innovation1 including development and implementation of such innovations into well established markets2 and 7bb7 are not employed by the ,federal ,government4 7,,ii7 ,one member who is in the ,senior ,executive ,service in the acquisition workforce 7as defined in section #agje of this title7 of the relevant military department4 7iii7 ,service chief appointment ,the chief of an armed force under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary concerned shall appoint to the advisory panel one member who is a member of such armed forces4 7,b7 ,terms 7i7 ,private sector members ,members described in subparagraph 7,a77ii77,i7 shall serve for a term of three years1 except that of the members first appointed-- 7,i7 one shall serve a term of one year2 7,,ii7 one shall serve a term of two years2 and 7,,iii7 one shall serve a term of three years4 7ii7 ,federal government employees ,members described in clause 7ii77,,ii7 or 7iii7 of subparagraph 7,a7 shall serve for a term of two years1 except that the first member appointed under subparagraph 7,a77iii7 shall serve for a term of one year4 7,c7 ,chair ,the chair for each advisory panel shall be as follows3 7i7 ,for the first year of operation of each such advisory panel1 and every other year thereafter1 the member appointed under subparagraph 7,a77iii74 7ii7 ,for the second year of operation of each such advisory panel1 and every other year thereafter1 the member appointed under subparagraph 7,a77ii77,,ii74 7,d7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy in an advisory panel shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment4 7,e7 ,conflict of interest ,members and staff of each advisory panel shall disclose to the relevant ,secretary concerned1 and such ,secretary concerned shall mitigate to the extent practicable1 any professional or organizational conflict of interest of such members or staff arising from service on the advisory panel4 7,f7 ,compensation 7i7 ,private sector member compensation ,except as provided in clause 7ii71 members of an advisory panel1 and the support staff of such members1 shall be compensated at a rate determined reasonable by the ,secretary concerned and shall be reimbursed in accordance with section #egjc of title #e for reasonable travel costs and expenses incurred in performing duties as members of an advisory panel4 7ii7 ,prohibition on compensation of federal employees ,members of an advisory panel who are full-time officers or employees of the ,united ,states or ,members of ,congress may not receive additional pay1 allowances1 or benefits by reason of their service on an advisory panel4 7#c7 ,selection process 7,a7 ,initial selection ,each advisory panel shall select not less than ten eligible programs that have submitted an application under subsection 7b74 7,b7 ,program plans 7i7 ,in general ,each eligible program selected under subparagraph 7,a7 may submit to the advisory panel that selected such eligible program a program plan containing the five-year goals1 execution plans1 schedules1 and funding needs of such eligible program4 7ii7 ,support ,each ,secretary concerned shall1 to the greatest extent practicable1 provide eligible programs selected under subparagraph 7,a7 with access to information to support the development of the program plans described in clause 7i74 7,c7 ,final selection ,each advisory panel shall recommend to the ,secretary concerned for designation under subsection 7a7 not less than five eligible programs that submitted a program plan under subparagraph 7,b7 to such advisory panel4 ,if there are less than five such eligible programs1 such advisory panel may recommend to the ,secretary concerned for designation under subsection 7a7 less than five such eligible programs4 7#d7 ,administrative and technical support ,the ,secretary concerned shall provide the relevant advisory panel with such administrative support1 staff1 and technical assistance as the ,secretary concerned determines necessary for such advisory panel to carry out it duties4 7#e7 ,funding ,the ,secretary of ,defense may use amounts available from the ,department of ,defense ,acquisition ,workforce ,development ,account established under section #agje of this title to support the activities of advisory panels4 7#f7 ,inapplicability of ,,faca ,the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app7 shall not apply to the advisory panels established under this subsection4 7f7 ,revocation of designation ,if the ,secretary concerned determines that a designated program cannot reasonably meet the objectives of such designated program in the relevant programming proposal referred to in subsection 7d77#b7 or such objectives are irrelevant1 such ,secretary concerned may revoke the designation4 7g7 ,report to congress ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit to ,congress an annual report describing each designated program and the progress each designated program has made toward achieving the objectives of the designated program4 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,advisory panel ,the term advisory panel means an advisory panel established under subsection 7e77#a74 7#b7 ,designated program ,the term designated program means an eligible program that has been designated as an ,entrepreneurial ,innovation ,project under this section4 7#c7 ,eligible program ,the term eligible program means work performed pursuant to a ,phase ,,iii agreement 7as such term is defined in section #i7r77#b7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7r77#b7774 4 7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of chapter #aci of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item related to section #bcei;b the following new item3 #bcei;c4 ,entrepreneurial ,innovation ,project designations4 4 7b7 ,establishment deadline ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretaries of each military department shall establish the advisory panels described in section #bcei;c7e7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7a74 7c7 ,future transfer 7#a7 ,transfer and redesignation ,section #bcei;c of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7a71 is transferred to chapter #cjc of such title1 added after section #djff1 as transferred and redesignated by section #ahdb7;b7 of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc71 and redesignated as section #djfg4 7#b7 ,clerical amendments 7,a7 ,target chapter table of sections ,the table of sections at the beginning of chapter #cjc of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by section #ahdb7;a7 of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc71 is amended by inserting after the item related to section #djff the following new item3 #djfg4 ,entrepreneurial ,innovation ,project designations4 4 7,b7 ,origin chapter table of sections ,the table of sections at the beginning of chapter #aci of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking the item relating to section #bcei;c4 7#c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on ,january #a1 #bjbb4 7#d7 ,references2 saving provision2 rule of construction ,sections #ahhc through #ahhe of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc7 shall apply with respect to the amendments made under this subsection as if such amendments were made under title ,,xviii of such ,act4