Organization of responsibilities relating to unmanned systems

(a) Department of the Navy requirements (1) Plan for consolidation of responsibilities Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to consolidate the responsibilities for generating, organizing, training, and equipping all unmanned systems in the Department of the Navy (other than Group 4 and Group 5 unmanned aerial systems) under a single accountable official for integrating Marine Corps stand-in forces and Navy hedge forces with unmanned systems across all domains. (2) Plan for reorganization of Office of Chief of Naval Operations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Naval Operations shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the reorganization of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, including an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of— (A) disestablishing the Director for Integrated Warfare (OPNAV N9I); (B) the establishment of a dedicated resource sponsor for robotic autonomous systems with full programming, budgeting, and acquisition oversight responsibilities for all unmanned systems (excluding Group 4 and Group 5 unmanned aerial systems); and (C) alignment of programs and budget line items between that Office and the portfolio acquisition executives. (b) Department of the Air Force requirements Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to consolidate the responsibilities for generating, organizing, training, and equipping Group 1 through Group 3 unmanned aerial systems or runway-independent unmanned systems associated with Mission Area 1 under a single accountable official for unmanned systems requirements, doctrine, and force generation. (c) Joint Working Group within the Requirements and Resourcing Alignment Board (1) In general The Requirements and Resourcing Alignment Board shall include a joint working group on robotic autonomous systems. (2) Responsibilities The working group established under paragraph (1) shall be responsible for integrating investment strategies, identifying cross-service efficiencies, and providing recommendations to the Board with respect to robotic autonomous systems priorities. (3) Report required Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the working group established under paragraph (1). (d) Unmanned aerial systems groups defined In this section, the terms Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Group 4, and Group 5, with respect to unmanned aerial systems, have the meanings given those terms in Joint Publication 3–30, entitled Joint Air Operations and dated July 25, 2019, or a successor publication.