REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ELEMENTS.

SEC. 1636. REPORT ON MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ELEMENTS. (a) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the management of science and technology research and development programs and foreign materiel exploitation programs of Defense intelligence elements. (b) Matters Included.—The report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the management of each Defense intelligence element that is responsible for work relating to the programs described in subsection (a), including with respect to the policies, procedures, and organizational structures of such element relating to the management and coordination of such work across such elements. (2) Recommendations to improve the coordination and organization of such elements. (3) Identification of options for realigning such elements within the Department of Defense to better meet the needs of the Department and reduce unnecessary overhead. (c) Definitions.—In this section: (1) The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— (A) the congressional defense committees; (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (2) The term “Defense intelligence element” has the meaning given that term in section 429(e) of title 10, United States Code.