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10 U.S.C. § 4066 — Global Research Watch Program
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**(a) Program.—** The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall carry out a Global Research Watch program in accordance with this section.
**(b) Program Goals.—** The goals of the program are as follows:
(1) To monitor and analyze the basic and applied research activities and capabilities of foreign nations and private sector persons in areas of military interest, including allies and competitors.
(2) To provide standards for comparison and comparative analysis of research capabilities of foreign nations and private sector persons in relation to the research capabilities of the United States.
(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 Under Secretary 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 Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering such assistance as
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**(a) Program.—** The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall carry out a Global Research Watch program in accordance with this section.
**(b) Program Goals.—** The goals of the program are as follows:
(1) To monitor and analyze the basic and applied research activities and capabilities of foreign nations and private sector persons in areas of military interest, including allies and competitors.
(2) To provide standards for comparison and comparative analysis of research capabilities of foreign nations and private sector persons in relation to the research capabilities of the United States.
(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 Under Secretary 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 Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering such assistance as the Under Secretary may require for purposes of the program.
(3)
(A) Funds available to a military department for a fiscal year for monitoring or analyzing the research activities and capabilities of foreign nations may not be obligated or expended until the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering certifies to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics that the Secretary of such military department has provided the assistance required under paragraph (2).
(B) The limitation in subparagraph (A) shall not be construed to alter or effect the availability to a military department of funds for intelligence activities.
**(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 Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in classified form in such databases.
**(f) Termination.—** The requirement to carry out the program under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2035.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Prior Provisions
A prior section 2365, added Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(c) [title X, § 909(a)(1), formerly § 909(a)], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–82, 1783–142, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(c) [title X, § 909(a)(1), formerly § 909(a)], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–82, 3341–142, redesignated § 909(a)(1), Pub. L. 100–26, § 4(b), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 274; Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title IX, formerly title IV, § 909(a)(1), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3921, renumbered title IX, Pub. L. 100–26, § 3(5), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 273; Pub. L. 100–26, § 5(3)(A), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 274; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VIII, § 802, Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2008, required use of competitive prototype program strategy in development of major weapons systems, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title VIII, § 821(c)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2460.
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**(a)** There is in the Department of Defense an Office of the Secretary of Defense. The function of the Office is to assist the Secretary of Defense in carrying out the Secretary’s duties and responsibilities and to carry out such other duties as may be prescribed by law.
**(b)** The Office of the Secretary of Defense is composed of the following:
(1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.
(2) Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 901(a)(2)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3794.]
(3) The Under Secretaries of Defense, as follows:
(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
(C) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
(D) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
(E) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
(F) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.
(4) Other officers who are appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who report directly to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary without intervening authority, as follows:
(A) The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.
(B) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
(C) The General Counsel of the Department of Defense.
(D) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense.
(5) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, who reports directly to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary without intervening authority.
(6) The Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.
(7) The Assistant Secretaries of Defense.
(8) Other officials provided for by law, as follows:
(A) The two Deputy Directors within the Office of the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation under [section 139a(c) of this t
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Functions of Defense Research Facilities.—** The Secretary of Defense shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable—
(1) that Defense research facilities are assigned broad mission requirements rather than specific hardware needs;
(2) that appropriate personnel of such facilities are assigned to serve as consultants on component and support system standardization;
(3) that the managers of such facilities have broad latitude to choose research and development projects based on awareness of activities throughout the technology domain, including within the Federal Government, the Department of Defense, public and private research institutions and universities, and the global commercial marketplace;
(4) that technology position and issue papers prepared by Defense research facilities are readily available to all components of the Department of Defense and to contractors who submit bids or proposals for Department of Defense contracts;
(5) that, in order to promote increased consideration of technological issues early in the development process, any technological assessment made by a Defense research facility shall be provided to the Defense Technical Information Center repository to support acquisition decisions; and
(6) that, in light of Defense research facilities being funded by the public, Defense research facilities are broadly authorized and encouraged to support national technological development goals and support technological missions of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, when such support is determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the best interests of the Federal Government.
**(b) Definitions.—** In this section, the term “Defense research facility” means a Department of Defense facility which performs or contracts fo
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 4066
2433(e)(2) was transferred to section 4375(b) of this title
by Pub. L. 116–283.
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(d)(9)(B), substituted
‘‘sections 3201 through 3205’’ for ‘‘chapter 137’’.
Subsec. (k)(2). Pub. L. 117–81, § 1701(d)(9)(C), which di-
rected that ‘‘(as defined in section 2302(5) of this title)’’
be struck out, was executed by striking out ‘‘(as de-
fined in section 3041 of this title)’’ before period at end
to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the inter-
vening amendment by Pub. L. 116–283, § 1883(b)(2). See
note below.
Pub. L. 116–283, § 1883(b)(2), substituted ‘‘section 3041’’
for ‘‘section 2302(5)’’.
2019—Subsecs. (a)(1), (l)(1). Pub. L. 116–92 substituted
‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi-
neering’’ for ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion, Technology, and Logistics’’.
2016—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 114–328, § 828(a), sub-
stituted ‘‘system, or system-of-systems level of an ex-
isting Department of Defense acquisition program, or
to address any broader functional challenge to Depart-
ment of Defense missions that may not fall within an
acquisition program, that would result in improve-
ments
in
performance,
affordability,
manufacturability, or operational capability of that ac-
quisition program or function.’’ for ‘‘or system level of
an existing Department of Defense acquisition program
that would result in improvements in performance, af-
fordability, manufacturability, or operational capa-
bility of that acquisition program.’’
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 114–328, § 828(d)(1), inserted ‘‘or
functions’’ after ‘‘acquisition programs’’.
Subsec. (c)(4)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 114–328, § 828(d)(2), added
cl. (iii).
Subsec. (c)(5)(B). Pub. L. 114–328, § 828(d)(4), sub-
s
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