; and (B) by inserting (or, with respect to the Department of Defense, for any fiscal year) after for that fiscal year . 894. Procurement of telecommunications supplies for experimental purposes Section 2373 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting telecommunications, after space flight, . 895. Access by developmental and operational testing activities to data regarding modeling and simulation activity (a) In general Section 139(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The Director shall have prompt access to all data regarding modeling and simulation activity proposed to be used by military departments and defense agencies in support of operational or live fire test and evaluation of military capabilities. This access shall include data associated with verification, validation, and accreditation activities. . (b) Additional testing data Developmental Test and Evaluation activities under the leadership of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall have prompt access to all data regarding modeling and simulation activity proposed to be used by military departments and defense agencies in support of developmental test and evaluation of military capabilities. This access shall include data associated with verification, validation, and accreditation activities. IX Department of Defense Organization and Management A Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 901. Powers and duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in connection with priority emerging technologies (a) In general In carrying out duties under section 133a of title 10, United States Code, in connection with the National Defense Strategy of the Department of Defense of 2018, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall have the authority to direct the Secretaries of the military departments, and the heads of all other elements of