(b) Small-scale portable power program
(1) In general The Secretary shall
(A) establish a research, development, and demonstration program to develop working models of small scale portable power devices; and
(B) to the fullest extent practicable, identify and utilize the resources of universities that have shown expertise with respect to advanced portable power devices for either civilian or military use.
(2) Organization
The universities identified and utilized under paragraph (1)(B) are authorized to establish an organization to promote small scale portable power devices.
(3) Definition
For purposes of this subsection, the term small scale portable power device means a field-deployable portable mechanical or electromechanical device that can be used for applications such as communications, computation, mobility enhancement, weapons systems, optical devices, cooling, sensors, medical devices, and active biological agent detection systems.