10 U.S.C. § 2364 : US Code - Section 2364: Coordination and communication of defense research activities

Search 10 U.S.C. § 2364 : US Code - Section 2364: Coordination and communication of defense research activities

(a) Coordination of Department of Defense Technological Data. -
The Secretary of Defense shall promote, monitor, and evaluate
programs for the communication and exchange of technological data -

(1) among the Defense research facilities, combatant commands,
and other organizations that are involved in developing for the
Department of Defense the technological requirements for new
items for use by combat forces; and
(2) among Defense research facilities and other offices,
agencies, and bureaus in the Department that are engaged in
related technological matters.
(b) Functions of Defense Research Facilities. - The Secretary of
Defense shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable -
(1) that Defense research facilities are assigned broad mission
requirements rather than specific hardware needs;
(2) that appropriate personnel of such facilities are assigned
to serve as consultants on component and support system
standardization;
(3) that the managers of such facilities have broad latitude to
choose research and development projects;
(4) that technology position papers prepared by Defense
research facilities are readily available to all combatant
commands and to contractors who submit bids or proposals for
Department of Defense contracts; and
(5) that, in order to promote increased consideration of
technological issues early in the development process, any
position paper prepared by a Defense research facility on a
technological issue relating to a major weapon system, and any
technological assessment made by such facility in the case of
such component, is made a part of the records considered for the
purpose of making acquisition program decisions.
(c) Definitions. - In this section:
(1) The term "Defense research facility" means a Department of
Defense facility which performs or contracts for the performance
of -
(A) basic research; or
(B) applied research known as exploratory development.
(2) The term "acquisition program decision" has the meaning
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in regulations."