(a)
Focus of research
In conformance with the Superconductivity Action Plan, the Secretary of Defense, in the superconductivity research and development activities of the Department of Defense, shall give emphasis to fundamental research, materials processing, and applications of new superconducting materials.
(c)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
The Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shall, in conformance with the Superconductivity Action Plan, conduct activities to—
(1)
augment, as appropriate, basic and applied superconductivity research conducted in other Federal agencies and industry; and
(2)
develop criteria for operational prototype testing within the Department of Defense.