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 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2695 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING MISSION.— I t is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should direct that the agency referred to in subsection (a), in conjunction with industry, institutions of higher education, and other Federal and State organizations, should, amon^ its other purposes, do the following: (1) Pursue imaginative and innovative research and development projects having significant potential for— (A) both military and commercial (dual use) applications; and (B) solely for military applications. (2) Support and stimulate a national technology base that— (A) serves both civilian and military purposes through technology sharing and otherwise; and (B) by serving both civilian and military purposes, increases the productivity of both the civilian and military sectors. (3) Manage and direct the conduct of basic and applied research and development that exploits scientific breakthroughs and demonstrates the feasibility of revolutionary approaches for improved cost and performance of advanced technology having future military application8, including advanced technology also having future civilian applications. (4) Stimulate increased emphasis on prototyping in defense systems and subsystems— (A) by conducting prototjnpe projects embodying technology that might be incorporated in joint programs, programs in support of deployed forces, or selected programs of the military departments; and (B) on request of the Secretary of a military department, by assisting that military department in any prototyping program of the military department. (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING PRIORITY OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.—It is further the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense— (1) should establish priorities for development of technologies by the agency referred to in subsection (a) to meet the needs of national security; and (2) should consult with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Energy before providing annual planning guidance to that agency. Subtitle F—Conforming Amendments and Funding Matters SEC. 4271. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) CONFORMING REPEALS.— (1) Section 2330 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (2) Section 2363 of such title is repealed. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— (1) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, and part IV of such subtitle are amended by striking out the items relating to chapters 148, 149, and 150 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "148. National Defense Technology and Industrial Base, Defense Reinvestment, and Defense Conversion 2491". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to section 2330.

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