AUTHORITY FOR EXPORT CONTROL ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

SEC. 1521. AUTHORITY FOR EXPORT CONTROL ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Functions of the Under Secretary for Policy.— Section 134(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary shall have responsibility for supervising and directing activities of the Department of Defense relating to export controls.”. (b) Establishment of Deputy Under Secretary for Technology Security Policy.— (1) Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 134a the following new section: “§ 134b. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Technology Security Policy “(a) There is in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Technology Security Policy. “(b) The Deputy Under Secretary serves as the Director of the Defense Technology Security Administration (or any successor organization charged with similar responsibilities). “(c) The principal duties of the Deputy Under Secretary are— “(1) assisting the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in supervising and directing the activities of the Department of Defense relating to export controls; and112 STAT. 2179 “(2) assisting the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy in developing policies and positions regarding the appropriate export control policies and procedures that are necessary to protect the national security interests of the United States. “(d) The Deputy Under Secretary shall perform such additional duties and exercise such authority as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 134a the following new item: “134b. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Technology Security Policy.”. (c) Time for Implementation.— The Secretary of Defense shall complete the actions necessary to implement the amendment made by subsection (a) and to establish the office of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Technology Security Policy in accordance with section 134b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (b), not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Report.— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Sendees of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives a report on the plans of the Secretary for implementing the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b). The report shall include the following: (1) A description of any organizational changes that are to be made within the Department of Defense to implement those amendments. (2) A description of the role of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the export control activities of the Department of Defense after those subsections are implemented, together with a discussion of how that role compares to the Chairman’s role in those activities before the implementation of those subsections.