DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

SEC. 6703. DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. (a) [50 U.S.C. 3030 note] Emerging Technology Adoption.—The Director of Science and Technology may— (1) conduct reviews of the policies, standards, and procedures of the intelligence community that relate to emerging technologies and, as appropriate, recommend to the Director of National Intelligence changes to such policies, standards, and procedures, to accelerate and increase the adoption of emerging technologies by the intelligence community; (2) make recommendations, in coordination with the heads of the elements of the intelligence community, to the Director of National Intelligence with respect to the budgets of such elements, to accelerate and increase the adoption of emerging technologies by such elements; and (3) coordinate with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering on initiatives, policies, and programs carried out jointly between the intelligence community and the Department of Defense to accelerate and increase the adoption of emerging technologies. (b) Appointment Criteria.—Section 103E(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3030(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “In making such appointment, the Director of National Intelligence may give preference to an individual with experience outside of the United States Government.”.