§ 2352. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: biennial strategic plan

(a)Requirement for Strategic Plan.— Every other year, and in time for submission to Congress under subsection (c), the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall prepare a strategic plan for the activities of that agency.

(b)Contents.— The strategic plan required by subsection (a) shall include the following matters:

(1) The strategic objectives of that agency, and the linkage between such objectives and the missions of the armed forces.

(2) Identification of the research programs of that agency that support—

(A) achievement of those strategic objectives; and

(B) exploitation of opportunities that hold the potential for yielding significant military benefits.

(3) A technology transition strategy for programs demonstrating military systems to one or more of the armed forces.

(4) A description of the policies of that agency on the management, organization, and personnel of that agency.

(c)Submission of Plan to Congress.— The Director shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, submit to Congress the strategic plan most recently prepared under subsection (a) at the same time that the President submits to Congress the budget for an even-numbered fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31.

(Added Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title II, § 232(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1422; amended Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title II, § 211(a), (b), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 703.)

Prior Provisions

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2352, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 133; Dec. 5, 1991, Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VIII, § 803(a)(1), 105 Stat. 1414; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1053(4), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2501, required Secretary of military department to give notice to Congress of contracts performed over a period exceeding 10 years, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1062(c)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 444.

Amendments

Amendments

2013—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 113–66, § 211(a)(1), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “The long-term strategic goals of that agency.”

Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 113–66, § 211(a)(2), substituted “objectives” for “goals”.

Subsec. (b)(3) to (5). Pub. L. 113–66, § 211(a)(3)–(5), redesignated pars. (4) and (5) as (3) and (4), respectively, substituted “for programs demonstrating military systems to one or more of the armed forces” for “for the programs of that agency” in par. (3), and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows:“The connection of the activities and programs of that agency to activities and missions of the armed forces.”

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–66, § 211(b), substituted “Director shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics,” for “Secretary of Defense shall”.

Effective Date Of Amendment

Effective Date of 2013 Amendment

Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title II, § 211(c), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 703, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to biennial strategic plans submitted under section 2352 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section, after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 26, 2013].”