117 HR 8663 IH: Special Operations Oversight and Transparency Act U.S. House of Representatives 2022-08-05 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8663IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAugust 5, 2022Ms. Jacobs of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo direct the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on the processes that the Department of Defense uses to assess, monitor, and evaluate certain special operations programs and activities.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Special Operations Oversight and Transparency Act.

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Assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and activities

Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the processes that the Department of Defense uses to assess, monitor, and evaluate programs and activities under section 127e of title 10, United States Code, and section 1202 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1639). The report shall include— (1)an evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of such programs and activities in achieving desired outcomes; (2)identification of lessons learned and best practices in carrying out such programs and activities; and (3)an explanation of the extent to which such lessons are used to improve future programs and activities carried out under such authorities of the Department of Defense.