text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Science and 
  Technology Investment Act of 1998''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
  
      The Congress of the United States finds the following:
              (1) To provide for the national security of the United 
          States in the 21st century, the U.S. military must be able to 
          dominate the full range of military operations, from 
          humanitarian assistance to full-scale conflict. The keys to 
          achieving this ``Full Spectrum Dominance,'' as described in the 
          Department of Defense's ``Joint Vision 2010,'' are 
          technological innovation and information superiority.
              (2) The global spread of advanced technology is 
          transforming the military threats faced by the United States 
          and will challenge our ability to achieve Full Spectrum 
          Dominance. Some of the major technological challenges our 
          military face include information warfare; proliferating 
          weapons of mass destruction; inexpensive, precise, cruise 
          missiles; and increasingly difficult operations in urban 
          environments.
              (3) The United States is now in a relatively secure 
          interlude in its international relations, but the future 
          security environment is very uncertain. Thus, now is the time 
          to focus our Defense investments on the research and 
          experimentation needed to meet new and undefined threats and 
          achieve Full Spectrum Dominance.
              (4) The Department of Defense has been the preeminent 
          Federal agency supporting research in engineering, mathematics, 
          and computer science, and a key supporter of research in the 
          physical and environmental sciences. These disciplines remain 
          critical to achieving information superiority and maintaining 
          technological innovation in our military. The Department of 
          Energy has played a critical role in supporting the research 
          needed to limit the spread of weapons of mass destruction. No 
          other organizations, public or private, can be expected to 
          substitute for the role of the Department of Defense and 
          Department of Energy in these research areas.
              (5) However, the current budget plan for the Defense 
          Science and Technology Program is essentially flat in real 
          terms through fiscal year 2003. The planned budget for 
          nonproliferation science and technology activities at the 
          Department of Energy will decline.
              (6) These budget plans are not consistent with the vision 
          of Full Spectrum Dominance, the threats or uncertainties on the 
          horizon, or the opportunity presented by the current state of 
          international relations. The planned level of investment could 
          pose a serious threat to our national security in the next 15 
          years, given the usual time it takes from the start of Defense 
          research to achieving new military capabilities.
              (7) Consequently, the Congress must act to establish a 
          long-term vision for the Defense Science and Technology 
          Program's funding if the United States is to encourage the 
          research and experimentation needed to seize the current 
          opportunity and begin transforming our military to meet the new 
          threats and achieve Full Spectrum Dominance early in the next 
          century.
              (8) The Congress must also act to establish a robust long-
          term vision and funding plan in support of nonproliferation 
          science and technology activities at the Department of Energy.
  
  SEC. 3. PURPOSE AND FUNDING REQUIREMENTS.
  
      (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to create a ten-year 
  budget plan to support the disciplines, research, and concept of 
  operations experimentation that will transform our military and reduce 
  the threat from weapons of mass destruction early in the next century.
      (b) Funding Requirements.--
              (1) Defense science and technology program budget.--For 
          each year from fiscal year 2000 until fiscal year 2008, it 
          shall be an objective of the Secretary of Defense to increase 
          the Defense Science and Technology Program budget by no less 
          than 2.0 percent over inflation greater than the previous 
          fiscal year's budget request.
              (2) Nonproliferation science and technology activities 
          budget.--For each year from fiscal year 2000 until fiscal year 
          2008, it shall be an objective of the Secretary of Energy to 
          increase the budget for nonproliferation science and technology 
          activities by no less than 2.0 percent a year over inflation 
          greater than the previous fiscal year's budget request.
  
  SEC. 4. GUIDELINES FOR THE DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
  
      (a) Synergistic Management of Research and Development.--The 
  Secretary of Defense may allocate a combination of funds from 
  Department of Defense 6.1, 6.2, or 6.3 accounts in supporting any 
  individual project or program of the Defense Science and Technology 
  Program.
      (b) Relationship of the Defense Science and Technology Program to 
  Commercial Research and Technology.--
              (1) In supporting projects within the Defense Science and 
          Technology Program, the Secretary of Defense shall attempt to 
          leverage commercial research, technology, products, and 
          processes for the benefit of the Department of Defense to the 
          maximum extent practicable.
              (2) Funds made available to the Defense Science and 
          Technology Program must only be used to benefit the Department 
          of Defense, which includes--
                      (A) the development of defense unique technology;
                      (B) the development of military useful, commercial 
                  viable technology; or
                      (C) the adaption of commercial technology, 
                  products, or processes for military purposes.
      (c) Relationship of Defense Science and Technology Program to 
  University Research.--The following shall be key objectives of the 
  Defense Science and Technology Program--
              (1) the sustainment of research capabilities in scientific 
          and engineering disciplines critical to the Department of 
          Defense;
              (2) the education and training of the next generation of 
          scientists and engineers in disciplines relevant to future 
          Defense systems, particularly through the conduct of basic 
          research; and
              (3) the continued support of the Defense Experimental 
          Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and research programs 
          at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority 
          Institutions.
  
  SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.
  
      As used in this Act--
              (1) Defense science and technology program.--The term 
          ``Defense Science and Technology Program'' means work funded in 
          Department of Defense accounts 6.1, 6.2, or 6.3; and
              (2) Nonproliferation science and technology activities.--
          The term ``nonproliferation science and technology activities'' 
          means work related to preventing and countering the 
          proliferation of weapons of mass destruction that is funded by 
          the Department of Energy under the following programs and 
          projects of the Department's Office of Nonproliferation and 
          National Security and Office of Defense Programs;
                      (A) the Verification and Control Technology program 
                  within the Office of Nonproliferation and National 
                  Security;
                      (B) projects under the ``Technology and Systems 
                  Development'' element of the Nuclear Safeguards and 
                  Security program within the Office of Nonproliferation 
                  and National Security;
                      (C) projects relating to a national capability to 
                  assess the credibility of radiological and extortion 
                  threats, or to combat nuclear materials trafficking or 
                  terrorism, under the Emergency Management program 
                  within the Office of Nonproliferation and National 
                  Security;
                      (D) projects relating to developing or integrating 
                  new technology to respond to emergencies and threats 
                  involving the presence, or possible presence, of 
                  weapons of mass destruction; radiological emergencies; 
                  and related terrorist threats, under the Office of 
                  Defense Programs; and
                      (E) program direction costs for the programs and 
                  projects funded under subparagraphs (A) through (D).
target: National Defense Science and Technology Investment Act of 1998 - States that, for each year from FY 2000 until 2008, it shall be an objective of the Secretary of:  (1) Defense to increase the Defense Science and Technology Program (DSTP) budget by not less than two percent over inflation over the year before; and (2) Energy to increase the budget for nonproliferation science and technology activities by not less than two percent over inflation over the year before. 
  Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to expend funds from Department of Defense (DOD) 6.1, 6.2, or 6.3 accounts in supporting any individual DSTP project or program.  Directs the Secretary to attempt to leverage commercial research, technology, products, and processes for the benefit of DOD.  Allows funds made available to the DSTP to be used only to benefit DOD. 
  Includes as key DSTP objectives:  (1) the sustainment of research capabilities in scientific and engineering disciplines critical to DOD; (2) the education and training of the next generation of scientists and engineers in disciplines relevant to future defense systems; and (3) the continued support of the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and research programs at historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions.
feat_title: National Defense Science and Technology Investment Act of 1998