115 STAT. 1044 PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 (b) PRIORITY FOR USE OF PREDATOR ASSETS.— The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the commander of the United States Joint Forces Command controls the priority for use of the two Predator unmanned aerial vehicles currently undergoing operational testing by the Navy, together with associated payloads and antennas and the associated tactical control system (TCS) ground station. (c) USE BY JOINT FORCES COMMAND.— The items specified to in subsection (b) may be used by the commander of the United States Joint Forces Command only through the independent joint operational test bed system established pursuant to subsection (a) for testing of those items, including further development of the associated tactical control system (TCS) ground station, other aspects of unmanned aerial vehicle interoperability, and participation in such experiments and exercises as the commander considers appropriate to the mission of that command. 10 USC 5022 SEC. 262. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO INCREASE SMALL BUSINESS note. AND UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATION IN OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH EFFORTS TO EXTEND BENEFITS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH TO FLEET. (a) PROJECT REQUIRED. —The Secretary of the Navy, acting through the Chief of Naval Research, shall carry out a demonstration project to increase access to Navy facilities of small businesses and universities that are engaged in science and technology research beneficial to the fleet. (b) PROJECT ELEMENTS.— In carrying out the demonstration project, the Secretary shall— (1) establish and operate a Navy Technology Extension Center at a location to be selected by the Secretary; (2) permit participants in the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) that are awarded contracts by the Office of Naval Research to access and use Navy Major Range Test Facilities Base (MRTFB) facilities selected by the Secretary for purposes of carrying out such contracts, and charge such participants for such access and use at the same established rates that Department of Defense customers are charged; and (3) permit universities, institutions of higher learning, and federally funded research and development centers collaborating with participants referred to in paragraph (2) to access and use such facilities for such purposes, and charge such entities for such access and use at such rates. (c) PERIOD OF PROJECT. —The demonstration project shall be carried out during the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. Deadline. (d) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2004, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the demonstration project. The report shall include a description of the activities carried out under the demonstration project and any recommendations for the improvement or expansion of the demonstration project that the Secretary considers appropriate. SEC. 263. COMMUNICATION OF SAFETY CONCERNS FROM OPER- ATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION OFFICIALS TO PROGRAM MANAGERS. Section 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
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