OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION.

SEC. 4225. OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION. (a) Establishment.—Subchapter III of chapter 148, as amended by section 4224, is further amended by inserting after section 2514 the following: “§ 2515. Office of Technology Transition “(a) Establishment.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish within the Office of the Secretary of Defense an Office of Technology Transition. “(b) Purpose.—The purpose of the office shall be to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that technology developed for national security purposes is integrated into the private sector of the United States in order to enhance national technology and industrial base, reinvestment, and conversion activities consistent with the objectives set forth in section 2501(a) of this title. “(c) Duties.— The head of the office shall ensure that the office— “(1) monitors all research and development activities that are carried out by or for the military departments and Defense Agencies; “(2) identifies all such research and development activities that use technologies, or result in technological advancements, having potential nondefense commercial applications; “(3) serves as a clearinghouse for, coordinates, and otherwise actively facilitates the transition of such technologies and technological advancements from the Department of Defense to the private sector; “(4) conducts its activities in consultation and coordination with the Department of Energy and the Department of Commerce; and “(5) provides private firms with assistance to resolve problems associated with security clearances, proprietary rights, and other legal considerations involved in such a transition of technology. “(d) Reporting Requirement.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives an annual report on the activities of the Office at the same time that the budget is submitted to Congress by the President pursuant to section 1105 of title 31. The report shall contain a discussion of the accomplishments of the Office during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.”. (b) Schedule for Establishment.—The Office of Technology Transition shall commence operations within 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 106 STAT. 2684 (c) Reporting Requirements.— (1) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the establishment of the Office of Technology Transition. The report shall contain a description of the organization of the Office, the staffing of the Office, and the activities undertaken by the Office. (2) Notwithstanding section 2515(d) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a))— (A) the first report under that section shall be submitted not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) no additional report is necessary under that section in the fiscal year in which such first report is submitted.