Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 115 Part 2.djvu/58

 115 STAT. 1042 PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 (2) Complete and adopt a policy directive that provides for changes in how the Air Force makes budgetary and nonbudgetary decisions with respect to its science and technology development programs and how it carries out those programs. (3) At least once every five years, conduct a review of the long-term challenges and short-term objectives of the Air Force science and technology programs that is consistent with the review specified in section 252 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A- 46). (4) Ensure that development and science and technology planning and investment activities are carried out for future space warfighting systems and for future nonspace warfighting systems in an integrated manner. (5) Elevate the position within the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force that has primary responsibility for budget and policy decisions for science and technology programs. (b) REINSTATEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.— (1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall reinstate and implement a revised development planning process that provides for each of the following: (A) Coordinating the needs of Air Force warfighters with decisions on science and technology development. (B) Giving input into the establishment of priorities among science and technology programs. (C) Analyzing Air Force capability options for the allocation of Air Force resources. (D) Developing concepts for technology, warfighting systems, and operations with which the Air Force can achieve its critical future goals. (E) Evaluating concepts for systems and operations that leverage technology across Air Force organizational boundaries. (F) Ensuring that a "system-of-systems" approach is used in carrying out the various Air Force capability planning exercises. (G) Utilizing existing analysis capabilities within the Air Force product centers in a collaborative and integrated manner. Deadline. (2) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment Reports. of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the planning process required by paragraph (1). The report shall include the annual amount that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out paragraph (1). 10 USC 2501 SEC. 253. STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF AIR FORCE note. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM CHANGES. (a) REQUIREMENT. —The Secretary of the Air Force, in cooperation with the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, shall carry out a study to determine how the changes to the Air Force science and technology program implemented during the past two years affect the ftiture capabilities of the Air Force. (b) MATTERS STUDIED. — (1) The study shall review and assess whether such changes as a whole are sufficient to ensure the following: (A) That the concerns about the management of the science and technology program that have been raised by Congress,

�