2011 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law (§§ 101 - 2925)
Part IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT (§§ 2201 - 2925)
Chapter 139 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (§§ 2351 - 2374b)
Section 2359a - Technology Transition Initiative
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT CHAPTER 139 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Sec. 2359a - Technology Transition Initiative |
Contains | section 2359a |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 107-314, div. A, title II, §242(a)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2494; amended Pub. L. 109-163, div. A, title II, §255(a), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3180; Pub. L. 109-364, div. A, title X, §1071(a)(2), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2398; Pub. L. 110-181, div. A, title II, §233, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 46; Pub. L. 110-417, [div. A], title II, §253(b), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4402. |
Statutes at Large References | 116 Stat. 2494 119 Stat. 3180 120 Stat. 2398 122 Stat. 46, 4402 124 Stat. 3677, 4366 125 Stat. 1347 |
Public Law References | Public Law 107-314, Public Law 109-163, Public Law 109-364, Public Law 110-181, Public Law 110-417, Public Law 111-350, Public Law 111-383, Public Law 112-81 |
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(a)
(b)
(1) To accelerate the introduction of new technologies into operational capabilities for the armed forces.
(2) To successfully demonstrate new technologies in relevant environments.
(c)
(2) In managing the Initiative, the Manager shall—
(A) report directly to the Under Secretary; and
(B) obtain advice and other assistance from the Technology Transition Council established under subsection (g).
(3) The Manager shall—
(A) in consultation with the Technology Transition Council established under subsection (g), identify promising technology transition projects that can contribute to meeting Department of Defense technology goals and requirements;
(B) identify potential sponsors in the Department of Defense to manage such projects; and
(C) provide funds under subsection (f) for those projects that are selected under subsection (d)(2).
(d)
(2) The Manager, in consultation with the Technology Transition Council established under subsection (g), shall select projects for implementation under subsection (e) from among the projects on the lists submitted under paragraph (1).
(e)
(f)
(2) The amount of funds provided to a project under paragraph (1) by the military department or Defense Agency concerned shall be the appropriate share of the military department or Defense Agency, as the case may be, of the cost of the project, as determined by the Manager.
(3) A project shall not be provided funds under this subsection for more than four fiscal years.
(g)
(A) The science and technology executive of each military department and each Defense Agency.
(B) The acquisition executive of each military department.
(C) The members of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
(2) The duty of the Council shall be to support the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics in developing policies to facilitate the rapid transition of technologies from science and technology programs into acquisition programs of the Department of Defense.
(3) The Council shall meet not less often than semiannually to carry out its duty under paragraph (2).
(h)
(Added Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title II, §242(a)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2494; amended Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title II, §255(a), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3180; Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, §1071(a)(2), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2398; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title II, §233, Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 46; Pub. L. 110–417, [div. A], title II, §253(b), Oct. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 4402.)
Repeal of SectionPub. L. 112–81, div. A, title II, §251(a)(1), (b), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1347, provided that this section is repealed effective Oct. 1, 2013.
References in TextSection 16(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, referred to in subsec. (h), which was classified to section 414(c) of former Title 41, Public Contracts, was repealed and restated as section 1702(c) of Title 41, Public Contracts, by Pub. L. 111–350, §§3, 7(b), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3677, 3855.
Amendments2008—Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 110–181 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “The amount of funds provided to a project under paragraph (1) shall be not less than the amount equal to 50 percent of the total cost of the project.”
Subsecs. (h), (i). Pub. L. 110–417 redesignated subsec. (i) as (h) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (h). Text read as follows: “Not later than March 31 of each year, the Under Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the activities carried out by the Initiative during the preceding fiscal year.”
2006—Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 109–163 amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “The duty of the Council shall be to provide advice and assistance to the Manager under this section.”
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 109–364 substituted “section 16(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(c))” for “section 16(3) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414(3))”.
Effective Date of RepealPub. L. 112–81, div. A, title II, §251(b), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1347, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [repealing this section] shall take effect on October 1, 2013.”
Defense Research and Development Rapid Innovation ProgramPub. L. 111–383, div. A, title X, §1073, Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4366, provided that:
“(a)
“(b)
“(1) The issuance of an annual broad agency announcement or the use of any other competitive or merit-based processes by the Department of Defense and by each military department for candidate proposals in direct support of primarily major defense acquisition programs, but also other defense acquisition programs as described in subsection (a).
“(2) The review of candidate proposals by the Department of Defense and by each military department and the merit-based selection of the most promising cost-effective proposals for funding through contracts, cooperative agreements, and other transactions for the purposes of carrying out the program.
“(3) The total amount of funding provided to any project under the program shall not exceed $3,000,000, unless the Secretary, or the Secretary's designee, approves a larger amount of funding for the project. Any such approval shall be made on a case-by-case basis and notice of any such approval shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] by not later than 30 days after such approval is made.
“(4) No project shall be funded under the program for more than two years, unless the Secretary, or the Secretary's designee, approves funding for any additional year. Any such approval shall be made on a case-by-case basis and notice of any such approval shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees by not later than 30 days after such approval is made.
“(c)
“(d)
“(e)
“(f)
“(g)
1 See References in Text note below.
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