1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the
Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act
of 2009
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2.
Definitions.
TITLE I—Acquisition
Organization
Sec. 101. Reports on systems
engineering capabilities of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 102. Director of
Developmental Test and Evaluation.
Sec. 103. Assessment of
technological maturity of critical technologies of major defense acquisition
programs by the Director of Defense Research and Engineering.
Sec. 104. Director of
Independent Cost Assessment.
Sec. 105. Role of the
commanders of the combatant commands in identifying joint military
requirements.
Sec. 106. Clarification of submittal of certification of
adequacy of budgets by the Director of the Department of Defense Test Resource
Management Center.
TITLE II—Acquisition
Policy
Sec. 201. Consideration of
trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance in the acquisition of major
weapon systems.
Sec. 202. Preliminary design
review and critical design review for major defense acquisition
programs.
Sec. 203. Ensuring competition
throughout the life cycle of major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 204. Critical cost growth
in major defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 205. Organizational
conflicts of interest in the acquisition of major weapon systems.
Sec. 206. Awards for Department
of Defense personnel for excellence in the acquisition of products and
services.
Sec. 207. Earned Value Management.
Sec. 208. Expansion of national security objectives of the
national technology and industrial base.
Sec. 209. Plan for elimination of weaknesses in operations that
hinder capacity to assemble and assess reliable cost information on acquired
assets under major defense acquisition programs.
2.In this Act:
(1)The term congressional defense
committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of
title 10, United States Code.
(2)The term major defense acquisition
program has the meaning given that term in section 2430 of title 10,
United States Code.
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acquisition Organization</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1d0a095b-c673-4e3b-9b98-a3a5f5f9adf8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports on systems engineering capabilities
of the Department of Defense</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd8a3908e-6502-4448-991e-458a6b7b1284"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports by service acquisition
executives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the service acquisition
executive of each military department shall submit to the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics a report setting forth the
following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc731a045-f362-4d80-bf39-8233c4d72367"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the extent to which such
military department has in place development planning organizations and
processes staffed by adequate numbers of personnel with appropriate training
and expertise to ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e29a0a7-1d12-463b-890e-26e81f3b6301"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">key requirements, acquisition, and budget
decisions made for each major weapon system prior to Milestones A and B are
supported by a rigorous systems analysis and systems engineering
process;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68816aed-0466-4233-97ef-59aee6fc89fc"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the systems engineering strategy for each
major weapon system includes a robust program for improving reliability,
availability, maintainability, and sustainability as an integral part of design
and development; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbba9260e-c5eb-4eac-901e-66d1148f38ed"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">systems engineering requirements, including
reliability, availability, maintainability, and sustainability requirements,
are identified during the Joint Capabilities Integration Development System
process and incorporated into contract requirements for each major weapon
system.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61e32608-6540-4db2-a89f-ee55c1827764"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the actions that such
military department has taken, or plans to take, to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2049c65c-aeb8-4642-9a3a-b024ea6f22fa"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish needed development planning and
systems engineering organizations and processes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b198ee3-be92-4594-96eb-44d44498933f"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">attract, develop, retain, and reward
systems engineers with appropriate levels of hands-on experience and technical
expertise to meet the needs of such military department.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb784a7b9-e723-4352-a072-06975796a0ea"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report by Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
a report on the system engineering capabilities of the Department of Defense.
The report shall include, at a minimum, the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cef59b2-117b-4126-ae19-f795482cf0f1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment by the Under Secretary of the
reports submitted by the service acquisition executives pursuant to subsection
(a) and of the adequacy of the actions that each military department has taken,
or plans to take, to meet the systems engineering and development planning
needs of such military department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd4ed01e8-ec77-4f16-bc71-2411478fb76d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of each of the
recommendations of the report on Pre-Milestone A and Early-Phase Systems
Engineering of the Air Force Studies Board of the National Research Council,
including the recommended checklist of systems engineering issues to be
addressed prior to Milestones A and B, and the extent to which such
recommendations should be implemented throughout the Department of
Defense.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe311f2f-e6b8-4e1b-b304-c9b7001eea38" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Director of Developmental Test and
Evaluation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaaf72490-513e-459b-90b3-6a4020300671"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of position</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id50d1b83e-ab6c-40cb-80f9-2555742cbb31"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 139b the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf1c4e1ff-0047-4836-98ce-e4e38915b23d" style="USC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72e924f8-96b9-4c7f-8b10-d8e4f92c6f22" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>139c.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Director of Developmental Test and
Evaluation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23378eb7-55ac-4548-a111-16bb30f31206"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is a Director of Developmental Test
and Evaluation, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among
individuals with an expertise in acquisition and testing.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id974c9317-a3a9-4a63-86f3-9ec3791cf7f7"><enum>(b)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idbb20d7cb-9651-494c-9602-aa6da6920d76"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of Developmental Test and
Evaluation shall be the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense and the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics on
developmental test and evaluation in the Department of Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA7A8D2CB74CC4C138D922CF514107512" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The individual serving as the Director of
Developmental Test and Evaluation may also serve concurrently as the Director
of the Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center under section 196
of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f626a9b-84a7-4899-a5d9-f5197b31968e" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall be subject to the
supervision of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and
Logistics and shall report to the Under Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83AD5006312747D2A5A983D57D1FC70E" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6C4394AF3F954E4D87494B5041F1E146"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary shall provide guidance
to the Director to ensure that the developmental test and evaluation activities
of the Department of Defense are fully integrated into and consistent with the
systems engineering and development processes of the Department.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE69CF7BFDFCB49109CEB55D08A82E7F1" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The guidance under this paragraph shall
ensure, at a minimum, that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8DE38581BE8C4B738F61C085C97204A1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developmental test and evaluation
requirements are fully integrated into the Systems Engineering Master Plan for
each major defense acquisition program; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97674B3A189B4E9AA66D0A75D7BF6854"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">systems engineering and development
planning requirements are fully considered in the Test and Evaluation Master
Plan for each major defense acquisition program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida905a1a4-d3fa-4bf3-a650-bb5363b021b1"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of Developmental Test and
Evaluation shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5128a370-9d01-4ee2-b567-6700c0249559"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop policies and guidance for the
developmental test and evaluation activities of the Department of Defense
(including integration and developmental testing of software);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1f0024a6-2fa1-4aed-a333-f5149afbd21c"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitor and review the developmental test
and evaluation activities of the major defense acquisition programs and major
automated information systems programs of the Department of Defense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc54a0a8a-fb6e-4c97-8648-e00b7728e2b8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review and approve the test and evaluation
master plan for each major defense acquisition program of the Department of
Defense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id448accab-5ea2-446e-bbd1-ee50845f8b5b"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supervise the activities of the Director of
the Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center under section 196 of
this title, or carry out such activities if serving concurrently as the
Director of Developmental Test and Evaluation and the Director of the
Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center under subsection
(b)(2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idffcfae77-719f-48e8-b59f-8d9b5279a21a"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the organizations and capabilities
of the military departments with respect to developmental test and evaluation
and identify needed changes or improvements to such organizations and
capabilities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id83e0176d-8a9c-451c-a8cb-9876c490a433"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">perform such other activities relating to
the developmental test and evaluation activities of the Department of Defense
as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
may prescribe.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfeb42252-34fd-4a2f-827d-ee1d09ca7ca0"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of Developmental Test and
Evaluation shall have access to all records and data of the Department of
Defense (including the records and data of each military department) that the
Director considers necessary in order to carry out the Director's duties under
this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc650ca71-e25a-4aba-9ca6-9ebbb65d2e05"><enum>(e)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idEE39267F863C4370B54DBE2775DB68EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of Developmental Test and
Evaluation shall submit to Congress each year a report on the developmental
test and evaluation activities of the major defense acquisition programs and
major automated information system programs of the of the Department of
Defense. Each report shall include, at a minimum, the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CB9B45224D94810AD1EE631600A4BCC" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
discussion of any waivers to testing activities included in the Test and
Evaluation Master Plan for a major defense acquisition program in the preceding
year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1C81296DEDC47B28EE8CB704D303023" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
assessment of the organization and capabilities of the Department of Defense
for test and evaluation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76D10015C9264756803D180985003ED6" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense may include in any
report submitted to Congress under this subsection such comments on such report
as the Secretary considers
appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1683697a-e30d-4a8c-9077-cc8de360ee67"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 4 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 139b the following new item:</text>
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<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">139c. Director of Developmental
Test and
Evaluation.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id273bf728-b5df-4c23-a8a7-7b1dc2942c5d"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36B2623C13544406B3564F4F6ED20439"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 196(f) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by striking <quote>the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics</quote> and all that follows and
inserting <quote>the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology,
and Logistics and the Director of Developmental Test and
Evaluation.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79FEC3ACACE34A3980E5B6E4AF9BA8A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139(b) of such title is
amended—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB5CABDCC7F3A4D37896D7D08F138F53F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6)
as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4DF0C4265996402C998099018AB055DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (3) the
following new paragraph (4):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCACDC207A7BD4B2B86CA23D046973E09" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9B2279EC1BB445FD9B0CDE3E2A7DB682"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review and approve the test and evaluation
master plan for each major defense acquisition program of the Department of
Defense;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41255093-116e-4dcd-987f-5025136bd9c2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports on developmental testing
organizations and personnel</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7365359-4ae3-4706-9921-2b58806cf980"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports by service acquisition
executives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the service acquisition
executive of each military department shall submit to the Director of
Developmental Test and Evaluation a report on the extent to which the test
organizations of such military department have in place, or have effective
plans to develop, adequate numbers of personnel with appropriate expertise for
each purpose as follows:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17b43a3d-c664-47fb-a3a4-d335492aaf07"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To ensure that testing requirements are
appropriately addressed in the translation of operational requirements into
contract specifications, in the source selection process, and in the
preparation of requests for proposals on all major defense acquisition
programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b921d56-9f89-4956-8fa2-65f1c20c42a0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To participate in the planning of
developmental test and evaluation activities, including the preparation and
approval of a test and evaluation master plan for each major defense
acquisition program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7905fcb2-c0de-49d9-9fae-89118c44da9b"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To participate in and oversee the conduct
of developmental testing, the analysis of data, and the preparation of
evaluations and reports based on such testing.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id467fe12c-ca29-45dc-8ecb-ede489cb962e"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">First annual report by Director of
Developmental Test and Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The first annual report submitted to
Congress by the Director of Developmental Test and Evaluation under section
139c(e) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be
submitted not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and shall include an assessment by the Director of the reports submitted by the
service acquisition executives to the Director under paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4dfdd848-2ee6-4734-a371-4830a7fb4346" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment of technological maturity of
critical technologies of major defense acquisition programs by the Director of
Defense Research and Engineering</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idadf688e3-d1db-4b5e-8617-2dc4786f40a7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assessment by Director of Defense Research
and Engineering</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc9071371-869c-4c17-83e8-dbf9e19cd1c4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 139a of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc5c15595-a3fd-45c5-a794-2c81bb630150" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id068d6b15-6283-45da-a82d-957eca7621a5"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id58fd067b-8808-4508-a5ae-74c34011cdf9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of Defense Research and
Engineering shall, in consultation with the Director of Developmental Test and
Evaluation, periodically review and assess the technological maturity and
integration risk of critical technologies of the major defense acquisition
programs of the Department of Defense and report on the findings of such
reviews and assessments to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4d1e6b8-07d0-43ac-add3-b1299e2a1e22" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall submit to the Secretary
of Defense and to Congress each year a report on the technological maturity and
integration risk of critical technologies of the major defense acquisition
programs of the Department of
Defense.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id540bf89a-afb3-49a0-b862-d11bda209d7c"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">First annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The first annual report under subsection
(c)(2) of section 139a of title 10, United States Code (as added by paragraph
(1)), shall be submitted to Congress not later than March 1, 2011, and shall
address the results of reviews and assessments conducted by the Director of
Defense Research and Engineering pursuant to subsection (c)(1) of such section
(as so added) during the preceding calendar year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfcb439fc-63d6-4b10-be65-6c55fc8cf455"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on resources for
implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Defense
Research and Engineering shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report describing any additional resources, including specialized workforce,
that may be required by the Director, and by other science and technology
elements of the Department of Defense, to carry out the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9126955-60e9-46de-996c-2cb0da03f099"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements under the amendment made
by subsection (a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46422348-b39d-4f31-85a5-85a695d238b5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The technological maturity assessments
required by section 2366b(a) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by
section 202 of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89261051-add0-4615-a39a-6896c90c2bf9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirements of Department of Defense
Instruction 5000, as revised.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0094143A64AA4B8BA2F85802B64F2675"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technological
maturity standards</header><text>For purposes of the review and assessment
conducted by the Director of Defense Research and Engineering in accordance
with subsection (c) of section 139a of title 10, United States Code (as added
by subsection (a)), a critical technology is considered to be mature—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6275fbbb1ffc4521ad8a14623d7ef052"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the case of a
major defense acquisition program that is being considered for Milestone B
approval, if the technology has been demonstrated in a relevant environment;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4b979d4520ac4dc688eb9c1603504846"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of a
major defense acquisition program that is being considered for Milestone C
approval, if the technology has been demonstrated in a realistic
environment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id43fb7294-31ce-4064-8fa3-2c6ea72c9e88" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Director of Independent Cost
Assessment</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id993be56c-ba90-4a29-b986-0b472e92ab86"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Director of Independent Cost
Assessment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida0e5d8ba-9065-4335-b5d7-317bae827c78"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code,
as amended by section 102 of this Act, is further amended by inserting after
section 139c the following new section:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7211b2d9-0237-46dd-9247-919ca4f2f4af" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>139d.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Director of Independent Cost
Assessment</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6f1f3a0-34f7-427a-a79e-6e70da351495"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is a Director of Independent Cost
Assessment in the Department of Defense, appointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall be appointed
without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of fitness to
perform the duties of the Director.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0bd5039e-6d07-4398-94db-ed54b159c7f7"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director is the principal advisor to
the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics, and the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) on
cost estimation and cost analyses for the acquisition programs of the
Department of Defense and the principal cost estimation official within the
senior management of the Department of Defense. The Director shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf25d503d-6d1a-4346-8128-1af12df81543"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prescribe, by authority of the Secretary of
Defense, policies and procedures for the conduct of cost estimation and cost
analysis for the acquisition programs of the Department of Defense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida276c336-111e-4d4c-942f-84fec7827333"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide guidance to and consult with the
Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), and
the Secretaries of the military departments with respect to cost estimation in
the Department of Defense in general and with respect to specific cost
estimates and cost analyses to be conducted in connection with a major defense
acquisition program under chapter 144 of this title or a major automated
information system program under chapter 144A of this title;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf94ce26c-a201-4bb6-a7da-e90dd0fee839"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish guidance on confidence levels for
cost estimates on major defense acquisition programs, require that all such
estimates include confidence levels compliant with such guidance, and require
the disclosure of all such confidence levels (including through Selected
Acquisition Reports submitted pursuant to section 2432 of this title);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d20fba4-dde0-40d7-b712-d57590f27e75"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitor and review all cost estimates and
cost analyses conducted in connection with major defense acquisition programs
and major automated information system programs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7579b5d-3bcc-4b59-924a-6155555b820f"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct independent cost estimates and cost
analyses for major defense acquisition programs and major automated information
system programs for which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics is the Milestone Decision Authority—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9a4e5e4c-2a4f-45f3-9fb7-7956363a721c"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in advance of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73408474-b55e-427d-9f2c-f42059c21af4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any certification under section 2366a or
2366b of this title;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3fda2d36-d560-467f-a784-114f5c7d105e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any certification under section 2433(e)(2)
of this title; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id390c373e-f325-4308-a5d4-6ee84af5dcf5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any report under section 2445c(f) of this
title; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida35c3cea-6ee2-46fc-9174-e5b929b1bd0c"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whenever necessary to ensure that an
estimate or analysis under paragraph (4) is unbiased, fair, and
reliable.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa2d2729-3b81-4d8d-be45-13af00021b94"><enum>(c)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idd32edd15-ec7a-4609-b090-ebe13b0c3e76"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director may communicate views on
matters within the responsibility of the Director directly to the Secretary of
Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense without obtaining the approval or
concurrence of any other official within the Department of Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf73a9fb-7e94-451e-beed-aab1e3da5dfc" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall consult closely with,
but the Director and the Director’s staff shall be independent of, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, the Under
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), and all other officers and entities of the
Department of Defense responsible for acquisition and budgeting.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idef409822-4dd2-448a-b971-9da65106f948"><enum>(d)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idc7428c09-42a1-4de1-965e-bdd66ac8f441"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of a military department
shall report promptly to the Director the results of all cost estimates and
cost analyses conducted by the military department and all studies conducted by
the military department in connection with cost estimates and cost analyses for
major defense acquisition programs of the military department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9628f136-4283-455d-ad1d-050b520c77d8" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director may make comments on cost
estimates and cost analyses conducted by a military department for a major
defense acquisition program, request changes in such cost estimates and cost
analyses to ensure that they are fair and reliable, and develop or require the
development of independent cost estimates or cost analyses for such program, as
the Director determines to be appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78957b11-59e8-4a93-978c-eaf8d0c3beb7" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall have access to any
records and data in the Department of Defense (including the records and data
of each military department) that the Director considers necessary to review in
order to carry out the Director's duties under this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7d17fdb-128e-47f0-b89e-2c2c78c2990e"><enum>(e)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id72332e81-f047-49c5-ae4e-997d404857d6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall prepare an annual report
summarizing the cost estimation and cost analysis activities of the Department
of Defense during the previous year and assessing the progress of the
Department in improving the accuracy of its costs estimates and analyses. The
report shall include an assessment of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5AA101888B14497E8FAB1E4934639554" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent to which each of the
military departments have complied with policies, procedures, and guidance
issued by the Director with regard to the preparation of cost estimates;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd1aa1a98b9fb4592a6f3abd3af0faa79" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the overall quality of cost estimates
prepared by each of the military departments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1fb5d5c3-17ef-46b7-8881-ae73dd30dcb3" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report under this subsection shall be
submitted concurrently to the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, the Under Secretary of
Defense (Comptroller), and Congress not later than 10 days after the
transmission of the budget for the next fiscal year under section 1105 of title
31. The Director shall ensure that a report submitted under this subsection
does not include any information, such as proprietary or source selection
sensitive information, that could undermine the integrity of the acquisition
process. Each report submitted to Congress under this subsection shall be
posted on an Internet website of the Department of Defense that is available to
the public.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3d56accd-2112-476d-a6b2-ef827f76c8ee" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may comment on any report of
the Director to Congress under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idda477d05-84c7-46cf-8032-d3f05ad4c6e0"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall include in the budget
transmitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 for each fiscal
year a separate statement of estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations
for that fiscal year for the Director of Independent Cost Assessment in
carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Director under this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cfd0781-34c8-498c-ba20-2c2eeafa2a25"><enum>(g)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
the Director has sufficient professional staff of military and civilian
personnel to enable the Director to carry out the duties and responsibilities
of the Director under this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2fda592d-ab77-4748-87e3-cf6044bc3f31"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 4 of such title, as so amended, is further amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 139c the following new item:</text>
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">139d. Director of Independent
Cost
Assessment.</toc-entry>
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</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22BE9587176541CCA27B643FDEEB38F0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive Schedule Level IV</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to the Director of
Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense the following new
item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEDB5F0390A804920A2AD465232AE9253" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31F441581E764F9E955D0AAD584EE780"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Director of Independent Cost Assessment,
Defense of
Defense.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id205eae29-3722-43e4-be28-e28ae2ce9199"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report on monitoring of operating and
support costs for MDAPs</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbef2d915-7e2f-44fe-8d84-4275da02fddb"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Secretary of
Defense</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Independent
Cost Assessment under section 139d of title 10 United States Code (as added by
subsection (a)), shall review existing systems and methods of the Department of
Defense for tracking and assessing operating and support costs on major defense
acquisition programs and submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the
finding and recommendations of the Director as a result of the review,
including an assessment by the Director of the feasibility and advisability of
establishing baselines for operating and support costs under section 2435 of
title 10, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ided6e2c7f-8486-4a80-8aa2-2da7703b9bdd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transmittal
to Congress</header><text>Not later than 30 days after receiving the report
required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit the report to the
congressional defense committees, together with any comments on the report the
Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id80561f59-2995-4bce-9a70-2f3dfe67a05d"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transfer of
personnel and functions of Cost Analysis Improvement Group</header><text>The
personnel and functions of the Cost Analysis Improvement Group of the
Department of Defense are hereby transferred to the Director of Independent
Cost Assessment under section 139d of title 10, United States Code (as so
added), and shall report directly to the Director.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id12b8d1d2-46e5-4a4a-a977-56d47540c5dc"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="id3361FE8123FE491CAD9BE11641A9AAC4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 181(d) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>the Director of
Independent Cost Assessment,</quote> before <quote>and the
Director</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0eb65daa-0185-4206-9dcb-b90693ffa06d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section
2306b(i)(1)(B) of such title is amended by striking <quote>Cost Analysis
Improvement Group of the Department of Defense</quote> and inserting
<quote>Director of Independent Cost Assessment</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1054faa6-12ab-4765-9fa0-833ed0a73674"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section
2366a(a)(4) of such title is amended by striking “has been submitted” and
inserting <quote>has been approved by the Director of Independent Cost
Assessment</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb61c95e2-c9e2-4b9d-b715-6a2548095de7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section
2366b(a)(1)(C) of such title is amended by striking <quote>have been developed
to execute</quote> and inserting <quote>have been approved by the Director of
Independent Cost Assessment to provide for the execution of</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8f2c25b5-c0fd-400c-aef0-6e005bee3c25"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Section
2433(e)(2)(B)(iii) of such title is amended by striking <quote>are
reasonable</quote> and inserting <quote>have been determined by the Director of
Independent Cost Assessment to be reasonable</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id06faa564-beea-4bdf-8cd5-99af75d8ece9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Subparagraph
(A) of section 2434(b)(1) of such title is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide88aff78-3b0c-4184-a1ce-5477f7597005" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id835871b9-3aac-41a6-a200-db7017c791b0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be prepared
or approved by the Director of Independent Cost Assessment;
and</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id65618293-0624-422a-8fae-a55646db4c28"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Section
2445c(f)(3) of such title is amended by striking <quote>are reasonable</quote>
and inserting <quote>have been determined by the Director of Independent Cost
Assessment to be reasonable</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id30F235198C4A474699EDDFB3FA34C031"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Comptroller
General of the United States review of operating and support costs of major
weapon systems</header>
<paragraph id="id626A51789848440099549B959385A4EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a report on growth in operating and support
costs for major weapon systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idECC796DA29BC4F40BC08961591CCC5ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>In
preparing the report required by paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall,
at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4AE612DBCB9F4484B5C20F9E7A90A753"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify the
original estimates for operating and support costs for major weapon systems
selected by the Comptroller General for purposes of the report;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1E6BF108FDE44ADBB5B65B9B03DE7D6C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assess the actual
operating and support costs for such major weapon systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4AB748E2616D4168BD981E90ED4F1A01"><enum>(C)</enum><text>analyze the rate
of growth for operating and support costs for such major weapon systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7094432C07754EBE80D5AF382431B1DE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for such major
weapon systems that have experienced the highest rate of growth in operating
and support costs, assess the factors contributing to such growth;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3EB6E4736A5D4EEB8B803FE11F305A44"><enum>(E)</enum><text>assess measures
taken by the Department of Defense to reduce operating and support costs for
major weapon systems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8F3DA1663FE54437BCBC29FC599016DE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>make such
recommendations as the Comptroller General considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id087CCF6E6C6A4E079C8DFEB72303CF65"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Major weapon
system defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>major weapon
system</term> has the meaning given that term in 2379(d) of title 10, United
States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26a0c937-8d94-48ca-bb5b-982f0deb63fa" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Role of the commanders of the combatant
commands in identifying joint military requirements</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA6695A613C5F4A1FB887DB386D2B0BC8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Section 181 of
title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 104(d)(1) of this Act, is
further amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5723DC13DD29465A92514E220BEC80F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and
(g) as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id82D04BD91D4F4ABE84370FAFAE840F03"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding after subsection (d) the
following new subsection (e):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idedaf9c35-3509-4de8-83f8-37dba0ea5af4" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7c5c0cb6-020f-4375-9a99-ca6135acd947"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Input from combatant commanders on joint
military requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Council shall seek and consider input from the commanders of the combatant
commands in carrying out its mission under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection
(b) and in conducting periodic reviews in accordance with the requirements of
subsection (f). Such input may include, but is not limited to, an assessment of
the following:</text>
<paragraph id="id1D1DA493E2B84DE5B54D5929F9954C08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any current or
projected missions or threats in the theater of operations of the commander of
a combatant command that would justify a new joint military requirement.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4324ea71b1dd41a9b6b0bc73315f2915"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The necessity and
sufficiency of a proposed joint military requirement in terms of current and
projected missions or threats.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0932db1f968c4423a467f2e9391b9f6a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The relative
priority of a proposed joint military requirement in comparison with other
joint military requirements.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFAA58F5739D34DCE83CA1F81C3B7F0DF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The ability of
partner nations in the theater of operations of the commander of a combatant
command to assist in meeting the joint military requirement or to partner in
using technologies developed to meet the joint military
requirement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id72538540BDFF4BE88DE2EA5B113A76B4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Comptroller
General of the United States review of implementation</header><text>Not later
than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the implementation
of the requirements of subsection (e) of section 181 of title 10, United States
Code (as amended by subsection (a)), for the Joint Requirements Oversight
Council to solicit and consider input from the commanders of the combatant
commands. The report shall include, at a minimum, an assessment of the extent
to which the Council has effectively sought, and the commanders of the
combatant commands have provided, meaningful input on proposed joint military
requirements.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idDD1CC93CE0754B70B4512C2413799B2D"><enum>106.</enum><header>Clarification
of submittal of certification of adequacy of budgets by the Director of the
Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 196(e)(2) of title 10, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id603598884759477DB49AF67912F123A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
subparagraph (C); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id318B698AF9234D0D808A839B34E44F5B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following new subparagraph (B):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE6F598C2452E48A49756EB5357AF1DED" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id022E94BE2ADE42A3942297E134AC1133" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>If the Director of the Center is not
serving concurrently as the Director of Developmental Test and Evaluation under
subsection (b)(2) of section 139c of this title, the certification of the
Director of the Center under subparagraph (A) shall, notwithstanding subsection
(c)(4) of such section, be submitted directly and independently to the
Secretary of
Defense.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acquisition Policy</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61d10962-485e-4d9f-950c-ef50253fece7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration of trade-offs among cost,
schedule, and performance in the acquisition of major weapon systems</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c39226a-ad77-4c29-98b8-d683bf35534a"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration of trade-offs</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id21e50df4-5e9d-481d-85d9-c2833d353c73"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall develop and
implement mechanisms to ensure that trade-offs between cost, schedule, and
performance are considered as part of the process for developing requirements
for major weapon systems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb6c7680c-279e-46d2-a561-c2e9cccb3ed7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The mechanisms required under this
subsection shall ensure, at a minimum, that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8517ad14-e0f7-445e-8843-d9376b8ef1a9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department of Defense officials responsible
for acquisition, budget, and cost estimating functions are provided an
appropriate opportunity to develop estimates and raise cost and schedule
matters before performance requirements are established for major weapon
systems; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01bf3fac-0eb3-4df9-804f-ae74fdb9ec87"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consideration is given to fielding major
weapon systems through incremental or spiral acquisition, while deferring
technologies that are not yet mature, and capabilities that are likely to
significantly increase costs or delay production, until later increments or
spirals.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5d3ef80-ae45-465a-b6b6-9d68294f06cf"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Major weapons system defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>major
weapon system</term> has the meaning given that term in section 2379(d) of
title 10, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7ce60077-c92e-4cc6-9d83-0a16f1ec4fcb"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties of Joint Requirements Oversight
Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 181(b)(1) of
title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd0dec67-2260-4c3e-9832-3e54c476864b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id04d6e850-d73e-4832-af18-66ef63b29fed"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking the period
at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63ec548c-4306-44e5-8516-8651deacd92e"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe29cc70-98a2-4519-992d-6bf75258416b" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfe095c22-cde4-4327-8b0c-895ef25ede63"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in ensuring the consideration of trade-offs
among cost, schedule and performance for joint military requirements in
consultation with the advisors specified in subsection
(d);</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id056807AC33754995AAB43A69A2F43C39"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Review of joint
military requirements</header>
<paragraph id="idF1F840D366544765978DFB92D7974FF0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>JROC submittal
of recommended requirements to Under Secretary for ATL</header><text>Upon
recommending a new joint military requirement, the Joint Requirements Oversight
Council shall transmit the recommendation to the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics for review and concurrence or
non-concurrence in the recommendation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA1F0B57E82604D608CB1F1AC0B92DCBD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review of
recommended requirements</header><text>The Under Secretary for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics shall review each recommendation transmitted under
paragraph (1) to determine whether or not the Joint Requirements Oversight
Council has, in making such recommendation—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1A1BA6BB505A47D9A3B1A2ADF957D753"><enum>(A)</enum><text>taken appropriate
action to solicit and consider input from the commanders of the combatant
commands in accordance with the requirements of section 181(e) of title 10,
United States Code (as amended by section 105);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id107EBB6CBCCD465593992A5C011F2148"><enum>(B)</enum><text>given appropriate
consideration to trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance in accordance
with the requirements of section 181(b)(1)(C) of title 10, United States Code
(as amended by subsection (b)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE9807533DC5449EB20E55458684820A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>given appropriate
consideration to issues of joint portfolio management, including alternative
material and non-material solutions, as provided in Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff Instruction 3170.01G.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4CFDAAF56DFF4427B2698C5C7AC98B86"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Non-concurrence
of Under Secretary for ATL</header><text>If the Under Secretary for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics determines that the Joint Requirements
Oversight Council has failed to take appropriate action in accordance with
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2) regarding a joint military
requirement, the Under Secretary shall return the recommendation to the Council
with specific recommendations as to matters to be considered by the Council to
address any shortcoming identified by the Under Secretary in the course of the
review under paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id350A5540E9CC4DE5BD73A5C1634A5C99"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Notice on
continuing disagreement on requirement</header><text>If the Under Secretary for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Joint Requirements Oversight
Council are unable to reach agreement on a joint military requirement that has
been returned to the Council by the Under Secretary under paragraph (4), the
Under Secretary shall transmit notice of lack of agreement on the requirement
to the Secretary of Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3B750C9C3F3D4EAC89E6875200D70C72"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Resolution of
continuing disagreement</header><text>Upon receiving notice under paragraph (4)
of a lack of agreement on a joint military requirement, the Secretary of
Defense shall make a final determination on whether or not to validate the
requirement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE9E71B72B0D54E97BD70FF3CE227D0ED"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Analysis of alternatives</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97D1647E2F764ADFACE9F716F944C561"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement at material solution analysis
phase</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall ensure that Department
of Defense guidance on major defense acquisition programs requires the
Milestone Decision Authority to conduct an analysis of alternatives (AOA)
during the Material Solution Analysis Phase of each major defense acquisition
program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA16DC75A3C454725A376DDB28D87EFA8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each analysis of alternatives under
paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDC3CEAC1FAFD4C14B0A28B0635841CBC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solicit and consider alternative approaches
proposed by the military departments and Defense Agencies to meet joint
military requirements; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10B74C00BB29451993A1883B3E2BF4DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">give full consideration to possible
trade-offs between cost, schedule, and performance for each of the alternatives
so considered.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id273E56FFE2684FD683C8000C0EDEC6BC"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties of Milestone Decision
Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
2366b(a)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting
<quote>appropriate trade-offs between cost, schedule, and performance have been
made to ensure that</quote> before <quote>the program is
affordable</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a9f0216-6e8e-4ba2-b438-34482c2df428" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preliminary design review and critical
design review for major defense acquisition programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23D1635FEAB94DEB88F23A97AD077ECC"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preliminary design review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2366b(a) of title 10, United States
Code, as amended by section 201(d) of this Act, is further amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd1b12dad-0d24-489a-93a9-01cbcb3b695e"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2aeb88eb-af80-40af-a75f-3b93ef6819ca"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph
(3);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc58ee733-812b-4dd9-adfd-ea162ab4fe0a"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following new paragraph (2):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67e77684-03d5-4a8e-bd19-44dd2a425ffc" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id892939a3-4f8f-4c38-8524-79388caa0495"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has received a preliminary design review
(PDR) and conducted a formal post-preliminary design review assessment, and
certifies on the basis of such assessment that the program demonstrates a high
likelihood of accomplishing its intended mission;
and</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide06e8f31-ac55-4555-b9e1-0ba24e71a751"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), as redesignated by
paragraph (2) of this section—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1babb9fa-048c-42ac-ae66-0a33b2ddaeb8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking the
semicolon and inserting <quote>, as determined by the Milestone Decision
Authority on the basis of an independent review and assessment by the Director
of Defense Research and Engineering; and</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf03c1372-e64d-4320-b200-0e54ba15a9b1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (E); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb0f6ddc2-2b65-41db-928e-23af9c1e58ce"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (F) as
subparagraph (E).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08ED74CFEFB6425AB01D72F515307D52"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Critical design review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall ensure that Department of Defense
guidance on major defense acquisition programs requires a critical design
review and a formal post-critical design review assessment for each major
defense acquisition program to ensure that such program has attained an
appropriate level of design maturity before such program is approved for System
Capability and Manufacturing Process Development.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1db167cb-dc18-4281-ac0d-eca49a85f2bc" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ensuring competition throughout the life
cycle of major defense acquisition programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id921c173f-bd40-4796-bbae-b3f5b7ee2ab3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ensuring competition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
the acquisition plan for each major defense acquisition program includes
measures to ensure competition, or the option of competition, at both the prime
contract level and the subcontract level of such program throughout the life
cycle of such program as a means to incentivize contractor performance.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c527484-f31b-4104-b4ed-643ee42e19b3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Measures To ensure
competition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The measures to
ensure competition, or the option of competition, utilized for purposes of
subsection (a) may include, but are not limited to, measures to achieve the
following, in appropriate cases where such measures are cost-effective:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d80160b-6461-480b-96e8-4bf7a61cef03"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competitive prototyping.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e8ceba8-2db5-4bb7-8eb5-0f42a175650d"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dual-sourcing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id352ad730-3447-45fa-8bc2-92cd819bf0c9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding of a second source for
interchangeable, next-generation prototype systems or subsystems.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad88111b-f41d-4fce-92e5-c85107def7dc"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Utilization of modular, open architectures
to enable competition for upgrades.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id81c5c46c-135d-4d44-bf68-caaa3b3b127a"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic competitions for subsystem
upgrades.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9078809d-5249-4f85-a27d-b937ce8eb6e5"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Licensing of additional suppliers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb44e483d-dfa5-41ef-9a78-24e984022954"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements for Government oversight or
approval of make or buy decisions to ensure competition at the subsystem
level.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id790f001c-b258-474a-b0f9-cc929e1dd507"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Periodic system or program reviews to
address long-term competitive effects of program decisions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88223513-1be1-4852-8406-5ca6c494e882"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration of competition at the
subcontract level and in make or buy decisions as a factor in proposal
evaluations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc300de82-8158-4f15-9fc3-170011716a38"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Competitive prototyping</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall modify the
acquisition regulations of the Department of Defense to ensure with respect to
competitive prototyping for major defense acquisition programs the
following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8320bedd-3408-443c-bb71-f99c9933b1e4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That the acquisition strategy for each
major defense acquisition program provides for two or more competing teams to
produce prototypes before Milestone B approval (or Key Decision Point B
approval in the case of a space program) unless the milestone decision
authority for such program waives the requirement on the basis of a
determination that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idD34F7F0834D348A7A48644A47E45C354"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">but for such waiver, the Department would
be unable to meet critical national security objectives; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9604334244241EF9A1BAE604EB34479"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost of producing competitive
prototypes exceeds the potential life-cycle benefits of such competition,
including the benefits of improved performance and increased technological and
design maturity that may be achieved through prototyping.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1437cb23-5271-43bb-8a6d-9e40f26736d6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That if the milestone decision authority
waives the requirement for prototypes produced by two or more teams for a major
defense acquisition program under paragraph (1), the acquisition strategy for
the program provides for the production of at least one prototype before
Milestone B approval (or Key Decision Point B approval in the case of a space
program) unless the milestone decision authority waives such requirement on the
basis of a determination that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8582F1E10B8E4517AB616D315C63A74D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">but for such waiver, the Department would
be unable to meet critical national security objectives; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC41E63DC57DB49E5A185E5CB7830D73F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost of producing a prototype exceeds
the potential life-cycle benefits of such prototyping, including the benefits
of improved performance and increased technological and design maturity that
may be achieved through prototyping.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34e8552b-5f33-43dc-8247-9ef35fb031fa"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That whenever a milestone decision
authority authorizes a waiver under paragraph (1) or (2), the waiver, the
determination upon which the waiver is based, and the reasons for the
determination are submitted in writing to the congressional defense committees
not later than 30 days after the waiver is authorized.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C591C605BBC4552B500B4978FE9D746"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That prototypes may be required under
paragraph (1) or (2) for the system to be acquired or, if prototyping of the
system is not feasible, for critical subsystems of the system.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4BE6AAFA680143E7AE18CB1CAC5F812E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Comptroller
General of the United States review of certain waivers</header>
<paragraph id="id0D939E0454E944FEA9E39CBBFA390E4C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notice to
comptroller general</header><text>Whenever a milestone decision authority
authorizes a waiver of the requirement for prototypes under paragraph (1) or
(2) of subsection (c) on the basis of excessive cost, the milestone decision
authority shall submit a notice on the waiver, together with the rational for
the waiver, to the Comptroller General of the United States at the same time a
report on the waiver is submitted to the congressional defense committees under
paragraph (3) of that subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDEFAC964F98F497E8CB84BDB49F3C8A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comptroller
general review</header><text>Not later than 60 days after receipt of a notice
on a waiver under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD6DB34B8C94B44A5B1009ECF12688FB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review the
rationale for the waiver; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBBF78E64BEFE41BFA54DFEAEE426145A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the
congressional defense committees a written assessment of the rationale for the
waiver.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idEA12DCB6440B4E739C69425CC7257490"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This
section shall apply to any acquisition plan for a major defense acquisition
program that is developed or revised on or after the date that is 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide64a9f2c-8dbd-4d14-bd23-6a9cd5cd50b2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Critical cost growth in major defense
acquisition programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c5780aa-6bfa-4f6a-846b-10f02c40c166"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized actions in event of critical
cost growth</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
2433(e)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c97b89e-e6c9-4227-9716-fa16c5eb3a18"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (E);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac8f491c-4b1f-4d1a-8174-2c393d9a6084"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (B); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa40328f-b542-4814-b471-332a60e157d5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
following new subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a760b37-abfd-4d9b-ba5e-efcbe9069d93" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbcc9ba23-13d3-4a79-946a-bc10c15b8a24" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">terminate such acquisition program and
submit the report required by subparagraph (D), unless the Secretary determines
that the continuation of such program is essential to the national security of
the United States and submits a written certification in accordance with
subparagraph (C)(i) accompanied by a report setting forth the assessment
carried out pursuant to subparagraph (A) and the basis for each determination
made in accordance with clauses (I) through (IV) of subparagraph (C)(i),
together with supporting documentation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b9ad064-f206-455e-bf94-e7e2fe4c3a77" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if
the program is not terminated—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4aa09c70-b04e-4128-9ff6-b3a8fef26142"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to Congress, before the end of the
60-day period beginning on the day the Selected Acquisition Report containing
the information described in subsection (g) is required to be submitted under
section 2432(f) of this title, a written certification stating that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id608bffb8-c431-476f-b142-4c6780c3c2f9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such
acquisition program is essential to national security;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ided5d7729-ed15-42d0-9092-795bd0d4a29d"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there are no alternatives to such
acquisition program which will provide equal or greater capability to meet a
joint military requirement (as that term is defined in section 181(h)(1) of
this title) at less cost;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44419fe4-f5e1-4927-aac2-0852edd71a97"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the
new estimates of the program acquisition unit cost or procurement unit cost
were arrived at in accordance with the requirements of section 139d of this
title and are reasonable; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92290fa6-ce33-4f57-91ac-a2b03deed5a1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the
management structure for the acquisition program is adequate to manage and
control program acquisition unit cost or procurement unit cost;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec971768-f4bc-49e9-8402-e6a2e495079c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rescind the most recent Milestone approval
(or Key Decision Point approval in the case of a space program) for such
program and withdraw any associated certification under section 2366a or 2366b
of this title; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id033c53bd-c1e1-40ce-81af-3640059b268f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require a new Milestone approval (or Key
Decision Point approval in the case of a space program) for such program before
entering into a new contract, exercising an option under an existing contract,
or otherwise extending the scope of an existing contract under such
program;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5B54243387AF4C5A941081D35408AA1D" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>if the program is terminated, submit
to Congress a written report setting forth—</text>
<clause id="idE108A9F3521E498E991C0363BC1D1788"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an explanation of the reasons for
terminating the program;</text>
</clause><clause id="idBD23E989B7C444E4B499A5FED78DDA45"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the alternatives considered to
address any problems in the program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idD721A465C13C4D9686FE4B8ED9DA1241"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the course the Department plans
to pursue to meet any continuing joint military requirements otherwise intended
to be met by the program;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0375c4d6-7a56-4577-b887-9077fb911b79"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Total expenditure for procurement resulting
in treatment as MDAP</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
2430(a)(2) of such title is amended by inserting <quote>, including all planned
increments or spirals,</quote> after <quote>an eventual total expenditure for
procurement</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5883beaa-bcd4-4a24-a327-ae37bafc012d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Organizational conflicts of interest in the
acquisition of major weapon systems</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88f5c69c-5ee8-4d7e-a8c6-ba4c3a2be948"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revised regulations required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics shall revise the Defense Supplement to the Federal
Acquisition Regulation to address organizational conflicts of interest by
contractors in the acquisition of major weapon systems.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbfa7f312-cec9-451e-ac9a-78b0d762c32b"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The revised regulations required by
subsection (a) shall, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id438522cf-dd39-4340-ab1f-79010541493f"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the Department of Defense
receives advice on systems architecture and systems engineering matters with
respect to major weapon systems from federally funded research and development
centers or other sources independent of the prime contractor;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec594b06-d807-441d-958b-e7b84e86033b"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require that a contract for the performance
of systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA) functions with regard to
a major weapon system contains a provision prohibiting the contractor or any
affiliate of the contractor from having a direct financial interest in the
development or construction of the weapon system or any component
thereof;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A4AAFBE712542ECAADE511959A34612"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for an exception to the requirement
in paragraph (2) for an affiliate that is separated from the contractor by
structural mechanisms, approved by the Secretary of Defense, that are similar
to those required for special security agreements under rules governing foreign
ownership, control, or influence over United States companies that have access
to classified information, including, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBAEA875C0DCD47FB8D9E6BA1B5E2FBCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishment of the affiliate as a
separate business entity, geographically separated from related entities, with
its own employees and management and restrictions on transfers for
personnel;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3CD096DE4C5E446B9FD56818B76CB535"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a governing board for the affiliate that
has organizational separation from related entities and governance procedures
that require the board to act solely in the interest of the affiliate, without
regard to the interests of related entities, except in specified
circumstances;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2750E7BAA1854313A7A1F66AF2067093"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete informational separation,
including the execution of non-disclosure agreements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25CD9C6F92194AC69A8A81092500CD51"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">initial and recurring training on
organizational conflicts of interest and protections against organizational
conflicts of interest; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6BEB9F649D2744508FD0B9A37CB97138"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">annual compliance audits in which
Department of Defense personnel are authorized to participate;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF3D07BB9A3794A0B9622B7346FD40C22"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibit the use of the exception in
paragraph (3) for any category of systems engineering and technical assistance
functions (including, but not limited to, advice on source selection matters)
for which the potential for an organizational conflict of interest or the
appearance of an organizational conflict of interest makes mitigation in
accordance with that paragraph an inappropriate approach;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9EED56BB646847FD90CE83F6628A5EFD"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorize waiver of the requirement in
paragraph (2) in cases in which the agency head determines in writing
that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF211D5A6A7B94220900B572CFF5B7BD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the financial interest of the contractor or
its affiliate in the development or construction of the weapon system is not
substantial and does not include a prime contract, a first-tier subcontract, or
a joint venture or similar relationship with a prime contractor or first-tier
subcontractor; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6507EB2CB5DB48D79E60BE5AECFA8A93"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the contractor—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59F68A024CE84ABFB70E9577FEF74164"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has unique systems engineering capabilities
that are not available from other sources;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA43ED86ABE4340DF8E112FA2F6CADE3E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has taken appropriate actions to mitigate
any organizational conflict of interest; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3DE6D5D5655841BBB133AE0F14E4A524"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has made a binding commitment to comply
with the requirement in paragraph (2) by not later than January 1, 2011;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4121f4cb-2668-4e75-b1b4-31c8d9196284"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for fair and objective
<quote>make-buy</quote> decisions by the prime contractor on a major weapon
system by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb2f0a498-4b1b-484d-b304-e99247a12090"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requiring prime contractors to give full
and fair consideration to qualified sources other than the prime contractor for
the development or construction of major subsystems and components of the
weapon system;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id184c9aa1-bd8b-46dd-be73-437f7a02d02a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing for government oversight of the
process by which prime contractors consider such sources and determine whether
to conduct such development or construction in-house or through a
subcontract;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec9da17e-3d99-43ef-ab78-ba8c2457ba28"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorizing program managers to disapprove
the determination by a prime contractor to conduct development or construction
in-house rather than through a subcontract in cases in which—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBF01492A54964D9596E37B15B66E2C47"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the prime contractor fails to give full and
fair consideration to qualified sources other than the prime contractor;
or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0313340CD31B4E068E042CB72183EEA6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implementation of the determination by the
prime contractor is likely to undermine future competition or the defense
industrial base; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3700488b-d446-4db3-9fd0-f81eebc1c9ca"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing for the consideration of prime
contractors <quote>make-buy</quote> decisions in past performance
evaluations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07346224-b563-49dc-bcd1-16be010217af"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Organizational Conflict of Interest Review
Board</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb80cdfd-658d-478d-8c8f-d5b1788d0b6a"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish within the
Department of Defense a board to be known as the <quote>Organizational Conflict
of Interest Review Board</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2b7be57c-63ae-449b-8d77-76a203eae647"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall have the following
duties:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfc898335-4371-4e95-afcf-c55e8b38de37"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To advise the Under Secretary of Defense
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics on policies relating to
organizational conflicts of interest in the acquisition of major weapon
systems.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6179171f-6731-476a-8d95-1c9a9fa7cb5a"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To advise program managers on steps to
comply with the requirements of the revised regulations required by this
section and to address organizational conflicts of interest in the acquisition
of major weapon systems.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80da2297-cec7-4650-a042-5b14c76a6014"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To advise appropriate officials of the
Department on organizational conflicts of interest arising in proposed mergers
of defense contractors.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6db96633-9722-4cb8-8c8e-f7244bb2d69c"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Major weapon system defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>major
weapon system</term> has the meaning given that term in section 2379(d) of
title 10, United States Code.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33da649f-f9fc-4cca-9c5d-d00a9c243e42" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Awards for Department of Defense personnel
for excellence in the acquisition of products and services</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id77965743-3764-4ec3-8193-86c0a555a832"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall commence carrying out
a program to recognize excellent performance by individuals and teams of
members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense
in the acquisition of products and services for the Department of
Defense.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22362fb5-101c-4c6c-9e9d-efd28ebf5b39"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program required by subsection (a)
shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2740b1ff-d6f5-4c16-8ac0-6fc3ee31d243"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures for the nomination by the
personnel of the military departments and the Defense Agencies of individuals
and teams of members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel of the
Department of Defense for eligibility for recognition under the program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9cd649dc-0f54-4069-adba-441f2820aad3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures for the evaluation of
nominations for recognition under the program by one or more panels of
individuals from the government, academia, and the private sector who have such
expertise, and are appointed in such manner, as the Secretary shall establish
for purposes of the program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf8cbe7a-b5cc-48c4-bfd8-9826fd6c12ae"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Award of cash bonuses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the program required by
subsection (a), the Secretary may award to any individual recognized pursuant
to the program a cash bonus authorized by any other provision of law to the
extent that the performance of such individual so recognized warrants the award
of such bonus under such provision of law.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDe20c2bdc4ea64506a4cd0c0f18067920"><enum>207.</enum><header>Earned Value
Management</header>
<subsection id="id0CBE73BEE7374C4EB4A927D631D49600"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enhanced
tracking of contractor performance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics shall review the existing guidance and, as necessary,
prescribe additional guidance governing the implementation of the Earned Value
Management (EVM) requirements and reporting for contracts to ensure that the
Department of Defense—</text>
<paragraph id="idFB16FDD965B24D2BA253C8902A55A8C6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applies uniform EVM standards to reliably
and consistently measure contract or project performance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1B93F8A0CC4A495F8F56D20CD485D273"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">applies such standards to establish
appropriate baselines at the award of a contract or commencement of a program,
whichever is earlier;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4AA8D26BE59A4960B04062225860D6C2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensures that
personnel responsible for administering and overseeing EVM systems have the
training and qualifications needed to perform this function; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3AFCE033A9694C558B6C0CABA5D20663"><enum>(4)</enum><text>has appropriate
mechanisms in place to ensure that contractors establish and use approved EVM
systems.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb763b1f6331f4ba5b20c140ced5c895d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Enforcement
mechanisms</header><text>For the purposes of subsection (a)(4), mechanisms to
ensure that contractors establish and use approved EVM systems shall
include—</text>
<paragraph id="idBA6DFB3C7BE1415DA0CB6C0693865FA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consideration of
the quality of the contractors' EVM systems and the timeliness of the
contractors' EVM reporting in any past performance evaluation for a contract
that includes an EVM requirement; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBFCB398214F64F2E9AD58A5DFBB2A76C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increased
government oversight of the cost, schedule, scope, and performance of
contractors that do not have approved EVM systems in place.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id6B190E104E2C4AE0B15390F5A8A98A84"><enum>208.</enum><header>Expansion of
national security objectives of the national technology and industrial
base</header>
<subsection id="id3CD316151FEA4DDE82203F2D9484C3BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 2501 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCDE05CC084E94571B7E694FFB03ED9D7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idD5E0C4EBFF924167B584E3FF2A62B393"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Maintaining
critical design skills to ensure that the armed forces are provided with
systems capable of ensuring technological superiority over potential
adversaries.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id437A2B7EB3334CC48CE28D03DF784300"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notification of
Congress upon termination of mdaps of effects on national security
objectives</header><text>Such section is further amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92FA6CAB452543898B6104295EE5D021" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id4AC34AA1B9E94FA5B838C020FAA138F4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notification of
Congress upon termination of major defense acquisition program of effects on
objectives</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id728B27294E2845A5ABD54606BBB12FE8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Upon the termination of
a major defense acquisition program, the Secretary of Defense shall notify
Congress of the effects of such termination on the national security objectives
for the national technology and industrial base set forth in subsection (a),
and the measures, if any, that have been taken or should be taken to mitigate
those effects.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id481A8562FAD54112AFAED91812357A69" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In this subsection, the term
<term>major defense acquisition program</term> has the meaning given that term
in section 2430 of this
title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID54b5cd87bf1e422fad09a80ef18219ac"><enum>209.</enum><header>Plan for
elimination of weaknesses in operations that hinder capacity to assemble and
assess reliable cost information on acquired assets under major defense
acquisition programs</header>
<subsection id="idDD0680C8A0604986B29C621842D21109"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense shall
submit to Congress a report setting forth a plan to identify and address
weaknesses in operations that hinder the capacity to assemble and assess
reliable cost information on the systems and assets to be acquired under major
defense acquisition programs.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id69AAF6DE65AC4041AAB984A9BAB36A57"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
report required under subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="idFE195F91C44B4C58AA38D891ADB94B89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Mechanisms to
identify any weaknesses in operations under major defense acquisition programs
that hinder the capacity to assemble and assess reliable cost information on
the systems and assets to be acquired under such programs in accordance with
applicable accounting standards.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3BE9D57D18BF4D09AF79CA594C2FBD51"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Mechanisms to
address weaknesses in operations under major defense acquisition programs
identified pursuant to the utilization of the mechanisms set forth under
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF6AAB346E9A54EEDB1F9947A4E36FB1A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A description of
the proposed implementation of the mechanisms set forth pursuant to paragraph
(2) to address the weaknesses described in that paragraph, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF5FDBDB80E8441AE80575104817D3140"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the actions to be
taken to implement such mechanisms;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE1C464B8B0FA4637AE49B84DF21D14F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a schedule for
carrying out such mechanisms; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E250304CE2941ABAAC4A4D03393A1E7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>metrics for
assessing the progress made in carrying out such mechanisms.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id91AEFBE12BE543D4B4DFA827D9C0913E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A description of
the organization and resources required to carry out mechanisms set forth
pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id04675D29608A4617B5F8490C61575321"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In the case of
the financial management practices of each military department applicable to
major defense acquisition programs—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF432234AA1F8456D8E10E006181EFDBC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of
any weaknesses in such practices; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0F0CD92DC522492F8993FA3840814C99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
the actions to be taken to remedy such weaknesses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0EE3F5CE543D461FB78E35EACC8675A5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header>
<paragraph id="idA1394B3B10354FBFB87B309F128D6692"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In preparing the report required by subsection (a), the
Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense shall seek and consider
input from each of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="idBBFC0FEDB9A841E5964CB8D79CC12B7C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Chief
Management Officer of the Department of the Army.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9AB60F64F00A4AC48D75C557F48A9B1C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Chief
Management Officer of the Department of the Navy.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id28D86B14656349B5B3F17EFC1D7D5F7E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Chief
Management Officer of the Department of the Air Force.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id40F18837AB4248CEBE26053B0B8DDD96"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Financial
management practices</header><text>In preparing for the report required by
subsection (a) the matters covered by subsection (b)(5) with respect to a
particular military department, the Chief Management Officer of the Department
of Defense shall consult specifically with the Chief Management Officer of the
military department concerned.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>
Passed the Senate
May 7, 2009.
Secretary