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Weapon system platform modernization and cyber hardening

Division A · Title II: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION · Subtitle B: Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

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The section requires the Secretary of Defense to select at least three more weapon systems for a modernization and cyber hardening demonstration within two years. It directs the Secretary to evaluate how data from this demonstration can be integrated into key military systems and to conduct pilot projects for monitoring capabilities on the selected platforms. The reporting timeline is extended through 2029, and the authority for these activities lasts until September 30, 2028.

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(1)

in subsection (b), by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:

(3)

The Secretary shall, not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, select not fewer than three additional weapon system platforms for participation in the demonstration.

(2)

by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d), and in such subsection—

(A)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

by inserting after 2027, the following: and again on January 1, 2028, and January 1, 2029, ; and

(ii)

by striking with respect to the demonstration conducted pursuant to subsection (a) and inserting with respect to the activities carried out under subsections (a), (b), and (c) ;

(B)

in each of paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking The report and inserting Each report ; and

(C)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and

(ii)

by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:

(B)

The results of the evaluation carried out under subsection (c)(1) and any pilot efforts carried out under subsection (c)(2).

(3)

by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:

(c) Operational integration

The Secretary of Defense shall—

(1)

evaluate opportunities to integrate data collected and analyzed from the demonstration into command and control, logistics, sustainment, and maintenance systems of the Department of Defense, prioritizing systems with the greatest operational value; and

(2)

conduct pilot efforts to integrate the monitoring capabilities included in the demonstration into the platforms included in the demonstration, as appropriate.

(4)

by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(e) Duration of authority

The authority provided under this section shall remain in effect until September 30, 2028.