Title IIRESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations · 34 sections

Subtitle AAuthorization of Appropriations

201.Authorization of appropriations

Subtitle BProgram Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

211.Budget review and certification for certain categories of research and development212.Deputy Directors of Operational Test and Evaluation213.Repeal of pilot authority for use of other transactions for installation or facility prototyping214.Modifications to responsibilities of the Defense Innovation Unit215.Test and evaluation repository and regional test hubs of the Test Resource Management Center216.Weapon system platform modernization and cyber hardening217.Repeal of requirement for Secretary of Defense to act through a specified official for NATO innovation program218.Modification to test program for engineering plant of certain vessels219.United States–Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative220.Establishment of synthetic training environment to support Indo-Pacific operations221.Requirement to establish test and training corridors for small unmanned aircraft systems and associated capabilities222.Operational autonomy requirements for unmanned surface vessels223.Realignment of the National Strategic Research Institute to the Department of the Air Force224.Reimbursement of National Guard for research, development, test, and evaluation expenses225.Use of innovative and emerging food production technologies for components of military rations226.Support for advanced technologies that strengthen United States agricultural production, agrifood systems, and associated bioindustrial manufacturing capacity227.Prize competitions to support the research and development of biotechnology for the Department of Defense228.Pilot program to recognize outstanding achievements in technology and prototype development229.Pilot program on forward deployable biomanufacturing capabilities230.Pilot program on the use of automated data security posture management technologies for artificial intelligence systems231.Pilot program on technologies to strengthen authentication and attribution of human authorization for consequential actions232.Cloud laboratory pilot program233.Pilot program to test and evaluate muzzle blast overpressure mitigation devices234.Space technology demonstration of advanced nuclear propulsion technologies235.Prohibition on pilot trainees operating T–7 aircraft pending testing and corrective actions236.Prohibition on availability of funds for gain of function research237.Prohibition on availability of funds for animal research in collaboration with foreign countries of concern