DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY.

SEC. 4261. DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY. (a) Sense of Congress Concerning Name of Agency.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should rename the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency as the Advanced Research Projects Agency. 106 STAT. 2695 (b) Sense of Congress Concerning Mission.— It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should direct that the agency referred to in subsection (a), in conjunction with industry, institutions of higher education, and other Federal and State organizations, should, among its other purposes, do the following: (1) Pursue imaginative and innovative research and development projects having significant potential for— (A) both military and commercial (dual use) applications; and (B) solely for military applications. (2) Support and stimulate a national technology base that— (A) serves both civilian and military purposes through technology sharing and otherwise; and (B) by serving both civilian and military purposes, increases the productivity of both the civilian and military sectors. (3) Manage and direct the conduct of basic and applied research and development that exploits scientific breakthroughs and demonstrates the feasibility of revolutionary approaches for improved cost and performance of advanced technology having future military applications, including advanced technology also having future civilian applications. (4) Stimulate increased emphasis on prototyping in defense systems and subsystems— (A) by conducting prototype projects embodying technology that might be incorporated in joint programs, programs in support of deployed forces, or selected programs of the military departments; and (B) on request of the Secretary of a military department, by assisting that military department in any prototyping program of the military department. (c) Sense of Congress Concerning Priority of Technology Development.— It is further the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense— (1) should establish priorities for development of technologies by the agency referred to in subsection (a) to meet the needs of national security; and (2) should consult with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Energy before providing annual planning guidance to that agency.