3.0.0 1830 2022-02-03T06:05:58Z 2022-02-03T06:05:58Z House H HR 2009-03-31 111 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-03-31T14:32:50Z Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 111 454 S 2009-05-22 Became Public Law No: 111-23. Identical bill CRS 2009-03-31 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2009-03-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-03-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000057 Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] ELLEN TAUSCHER D CA O. 10 N S000749 Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5] JOHN SPRATT D SC M. 5 2009-03-31 True Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Military personnel and dependents Military procurement, research, weapons development Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Technology assessment Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-03-31 Introduced in House 2009-04-17T20:55:05Z Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 - Requires, with respect to Department of Defense (DOD) weapon systems acquisition organization: (1) a report on systems engineering capabilities; (2) the establishment of a Director of Developmental Test and Evaluation; (3) an assessment of the technological maturity of critical technologies of major defense acquisition programs (MDAPS); (4) the establishment of a Director of Independent Cost Assessment; and (5) the Joint Requirements Oversight Council to seek and consider input from commanders of combatant commands in identifying joint military requirements.

Requires, with respect to DOD weapon systems acquisition policy: (1) the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement mechanisms to ensure the consideration of tradeoffs between system cost, schedule, and performance; (2) the milestone decision authority for an MDAP to have received a preliminary design review and conducted a formal post-preliminary design review assessment before an MDAP may receive Milestone B or Key Decision Point B approval; (3) the Secretary to ensure that each MDAP acquisition plan includes measures to maximize competition at both the prime contract and subcontract level throughout the MDAP's life cycle; (4) the Secretary to undertake specified actions in the event of MDAP critical cost growth; (5) addressing organizational conflicts of interest by contractors in the acquisition of major weapon systems; (6) the establishment of an Organizational Conflict of Interest Review Board; and (7) the Secretary to award DOD military and civilian personnel for performance excellence in the acquisition of DOD products and services.

]]> Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 Display Title Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To improve the organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-03-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr1830ih/xml/BILLS-111hr1830ih.xml 2009-03-31 Referred to the House 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.