3.0.0 927 2023-01-15T23:33:08Z 2023-01-15T23:33:08Z Senate S S 2003-04-28 108 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-04-28T19:41:00Z 2003-04-28 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2003-04-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM Y L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2003-04-28 True Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Air force Air pollution control Americans in foreign countries Animals Appropriations Armed forces reserves Army Auditing Ballistic missile defenses Buy American Carbon monoxide Civil service retirement Collective bargaining Commerce Congress Congress and military policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Consultants Crime and Law Enforcement Defense budgets Defense contracts Defense procurement Dental care Department of Defense Disaster relief Early retirement Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Emergency Management Employee selection Employee-management relations in government Endangered species Environmental Protection Executive reorganization Explosives Federal employees Financial statements Fire fighters Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government liability Government paperwork Government service contracts Government travel Hazardous wastes Health Higher education Indexing (Economic policy) International Affairs Labor and Employment Law Liability for environmental damages Logistics Mandatory retirement Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine mammals Marine resources conservation Marines Medical screening Military and naval supplies Military assistance Military civic action Military command and control Military education Military pay Military pensions Military personnel Military promotions Military readiness Military technology Military training Military vehicles Military weapons National Guard Navy Officer personnel Older workers Ordnance Ozone Performance measurement Personnel management Private police Privatization Public Lands and Natural Resources Recruiting and enlistment Recruiting of employees Retired military personnel Salaries Science, Technology, Communications Secondary education Security clearances Service academies Severance pay Shipbuilding Small business Social Welfare Sunset legislation Terrorism Transfer of employees Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Volunteer workers Warships Wildlife conservation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2003-04-28 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Directs the Secretary to establish policies and procedures for the effective management of persons serving in DOD acquisition, technology, and logistics positions. Authorizes the Secretary to establish: (1) a DOD acquisition corps; (2) a Defense Acquisition University; and (3) programs to promote employment stability of DOD civilian employees affected by changing mission requirements.

Establishes auxiliaries within the military departments for coordinating volunteers.

Provides, with respect to certain military personnel positions, for: (1) equivalency pay; (2) revised service periods; (3) extension of certain officer age limits; and (4) elimination of certain mandatory retirement requirements and retired pay limits.

Provides additional service requirements for members of the reserves and Selected Reserve.

Repeals requirements for major defense acquisition programs. Authorizes the Secretary to waive domestic source or content requirements in certain cases. Revises Buy American requirements.

Directs the Secretary to annually establish DOD-wide goals for procurement contracts awarded to certain small businesses.

Outlines a military readiness and range preservation and restoration initiative.

Authorizes the Secretary to undertake certain DOD reorganizations.

Repeals: (1) the ballistic missile defense system; and (2) various DOD reporting requirements.

Authorizes the overhaul and repair of ships on extended deployments.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide military assistance or support to foreign nations assisting U.S. military operations or other activities to combat global terrorism.]]>

Defense Transformation for the 21st Century Act of 2003 Display Title Defense Transformation for the 21st Century Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote the national security by providing a National Security Personnel System for the Department of Defense; a streamlined acquisition system both efficient and effective in order to provide servicemembers on the battlefield with the most modern and lethal equipment; realistic appropriations and authorization laws responsive to an ever-changing national security environment; and the coordination of the activities of the Department of Defense with other departments and agencies of the Government concerned with national security. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Defense Transformation for the 21st Century Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-04-28T04:00:00Z 2003-04-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.