STEERING COMMITTEE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGY.

SEC. 236. STEERING COMMITTEE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGY.(a) Establishment.—The Secretary of Defense may establish a steering committee on emerging technology and national security threats (referred to in this section as the “Steering Committee”).(b) Membership.—The Steering Committee shall be composed of the following:(1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.(2) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.(3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security.(4) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.(5) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.(6) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.(7) The Chief Information Officer.(8) Such other officials of the Department of Defense as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.(c) Responsibilities.—The Steering Committee shall be responsible for—(1) developing a strategy for the organizational change, concept and capability development, and technology investments in emerging technologies that are needed to maintain the technological superiority of the United States military as outlined in the National Defense Strategy;(2) providing assessments of emerging threats and identifying investments and advances in emerging technology areas undertaken by adversaries of the United States;(3) making recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on—134 STAT. 3486(A) the implementation of the strategy developed under paragraph (1);(B) steps that may be taken to address the threats identified under paragraph (2);(C) any changes to a program of record that may be required to achieve the strategy under paragraph (1);(D) any changes to the Defense Planning Guidance required by section 113(g)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, that may be required to achieve the strategy under paragraph (1); and(E) whether sufficient resources are available for the research activities, workforce, and infrastructure of the Department of Defense to support the development of capabilities to defeat emerging threats to the United States; and(4) carrying out such other activities as are assigned to the Steering Committee by the Secretary of Defense.(d) Emerging Technology Defined.—In this section, the term “emerging technology” means technology determined to be in an emerging phase of development by the Secretary, including quantum information science and technology, data analytics, artificial intelligence, autonomous technology, advanced materials, software, high performance computing, robotics, directed energy, hypersonics, biotechnology, medical technologies, and such other technology as may be identified by the Secretary.(e) Sunset.—This section shall terminate on October 1, 2024.