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 117 STAT. 1422

PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

‘‘(3) To assist Congress and Department of Defense officials in making investment decisions for research in technical areas where the United States may not be the global leader. ‘‘(4) To identify areas where significant opportunities for cooperative research may exist. ‘‘(5) To coordinate and promote the international cooperative research and analysis activities of each of the armed forces and Defense Agencies. ‘‘(6) To establish and maintain an electronic database on international research capabilities, comparative assessments of capabilities, cooperative research opportunities, and ongoing cooperative programs. ‘‘(c) FOCUS OF PROGRAM.—The program shall be focused on research and technologies at a technical maturity level equivalent to Department of Defense basic and applied research programs. ‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—(1) The Director shall coordinate the program with the international cooperation and analysis activities of the military departments and Defense Agencies. ‘‘(2) The Secretaries of the military departments and the directors of the Defense Agencies shall provide the Director of Defense Research and Engineering such assistance as the Director may require for purposes of the program. ‘‘(e) CLASSIFICATION OF DATABASE INFORMATION.—Information in electronic databases of the Global Research Watch program shall be maintained in unclassified form and, as determined necessary by the Director, in classified form in such databases. ‘‘(f) TERMINATION.—The requirement to carry out the program under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2006.’’. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after section 2364 the following new item: ‘‘2365. Global Research Watch Program.’’. SEC.

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DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH BIENNIAL STRATEGIC PLAN.

PROJECTS

AGENCY

(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PLAN.—Chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2351 the following new section: ‘‘§ 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 long-term strategic goals of that agency. ‘‘(2) Identification of the research programs of that agency that support— ‘‘(A) achievement of those strategic goals; and ‘‘(B) exploitation of opportunities that hold the potential for yielding significant military benefits. ‘‘(3) The connection of the activities and programs of that agency to activities and missions of the armed forces. ‘‘(4) A technology transition strategy for the programs of that agency.

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