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119-hr-5726119th CongressWALLET

DOD Entrepreneurial Innovation Act

Sponsored By: Representative Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]

Introduced

Summary

Would require each military department to designate and support "Entrepreneurial Innovation Projects" to speed private-sector technologies into defense programs and increase their visibility in planning and budgets.

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  • Would require each Secretary and service chief to designate at least five eligible programs per fiscal year. Designated programs get separate budget headings, inclusion in the future-years defense program, and formal treatment in the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process.
  • Eligible programs are defined as work performed under Phase III agreements of the Small Business Act. Advisory panels must initially identify at least ten eligible programs and programs may submit five-year plans describing goals, schedules, and funding needs.
  • Each department gets an advisory panel with three private-sector innovation experts and two federal members including a Senior Executive Service acquisition official. Private members may be compensated, federal members may not receive extra pay, DoD can use the Acquisition Workforce Development Account to support panels, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act does not apply.

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Defense Department panels to back small innovators

If enacted, each military department would set up a five-member advisory panel within 120 days. Small businesses doing Phase III work under the Small Business Act could apply to be named Entrepreneurial Innovation Projects. Each year, panels would review at least 10 eligible programs and recommend at least 5; the Secretary would designate at least 5 per department. Designated projects would be built into the Defense Department’s future-years plan and budget process and listed under separate headings. Private members could be paid and reimbursed for travel, and the usual federal advisory committee rules would not apply. Designations could be revoked if goals become unrealistic or irrelevant, and the Department would report results to Congress each year.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]

CA • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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