76 1 bility for the development and demonstration of directed en2 ergy weapons pursuant to section 219 a 1 of such Act 3 Public Law 114-328 10 U S C 2431 note as amended 4 by subsection e 5 SEC 220 AUTHORITY FOR THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DE- 6 FENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING TO 7 PROMOTE INNOVATION IN THE DEPARTMENT 8 OF DEFENSE 9 The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures 10 under which the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 11 and Engineering may request a time-limited review and 12 if necessary require coordination on and modification of 13 proposed directives rules regulations and other policies 14 that in Under Secretary's view would adversely affect the 15 ability of the innovation research and engineering enter16 prise of the Department of Defense to effectively and effi17 ciently execute its missions including policies and practices 18 concerning the following 19 1 Personnel and talent management 20 2 Financial management and budgeting 21 3 Infrastructure installations and military 22 construction 23 4 Acquisition 24 5 Management HR 2810 PAP 77 1 6 Such other areas as the Secretary may des- 2 ignate 3 SEC 221 LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR F- 4 35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER FOLLOW-ON MOD- 5 ERNIZATION 6 None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 7 Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2018 or any 8 other fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be obli9 gated for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Follow-On Moderniza10 tion until the Secretary of Defense provides the final report 11 required under section 224 d of the National Defense Au12 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 Public Law 114-328 13 SEC 222 IMPROVEMENT OF UPDATE PROCESS FOR 14 POPULATING MISSION DATA FILES USED IN 15 ADVANCED COMBAT AIRCRAFT 16 17 a IMPROVEMENTS TO UPDATE PROCESS -- 1 IN GENERAL --The Secretary of Defense shall 18 take such actions as may be necessary to improve the 19 process used to update the mission data files used in 20 advanced combat aircraft of the United States so that 21 such updates can occur more quickly 22 2 REQUIREMENTS --In improving the process 23 under paragraph 1 the Secretary shall ensure the 24 following HR 2810 PAP                     National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library  The George Washington University    2130 H Street  NW  Washington  D C  20037    Phone  202 994‐7000  Fax  202 994‐7005  nsarchiv@gwu edu