“To accelerate accreditation and access to sensitive compartmented information facilities for industry, and for other purposes.”
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This section directs the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with other federal agencies, to submit to the congressional defense committees, not later than 180 days after enactment, a plan to accelerate the accreditation, construction, and operational use of commercial sensitive compartmented information facilities (SCIFs) accessible to private-sector entities in support of national security innovation, manufacturing, and mission-critical classified activities. The plan must include (1) recommended policies to authorize parallel processing of construction security plans, construction, and information technology deployment to reduce accreditation timelines; (2) an assessment of the feasibility of adopting architecture and construction templates to shorten or eliminate portions of the construction security plan review process; (3) an evaluation of policies on using mobile Secret Internet Protocol Router Network and Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System systems in accredited contractor SCIFs, including a review of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 6211.02D; (4) an assessment of the feasibility of delegating authority to review construction security plans and associated 30-, 60-, and 90-percent technical drawings to trained sponsor-approved Armed Forces personnel, subject to security standards and oversight; (5) a proposal to designate shared commercial classified facilities as valid workplaces for all types of DoD-authorized classified work; (6) a proposal to develop a secure, centralized digital platform for SCIF lifecycle management, including submission and tracking of construction security plans, requests for information, fixed facility checklists, and co-use authorizations, and utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning for plan validation, interagency compliance, and document control; and (7) a list of additional authorities, appropriations, or resources needed to implement the plan.