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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7049 

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to improve the Department of Defense-wide management of the investments in weapon systems 

of the Department, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 28, 2020 

Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. VELA, and Mr. WILSON of 

South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to 

improve the Department of Defense-wide management 

of the investments in weapon systems of the Department, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DOD Portfolio Man5 agement Accountability Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall di8 rect the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 


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1 Sustainment, in coordination with the Chairman of the 

2 Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Cost Assessment 

3 and Program Evaluation, to develop a plan to identify, de4 velop, and acquire databases, analytical and financial 

5 tools, and workforce skills to improve the Department of 

6 Defense-wide assessment, management, and optimization 

7 of the investments in weapon systems of the Department, 

8 including through consolidation of duplicate or similar 

9 weapon system programs. 

10 (b) PLAN CONTENTS.—The plan developed under 

11 subsection (a) shall— 

12 (1) describe the databases and analytical and fi13 nancial tools in use by the Department of Defense 

14 that may be used to support the Department-wide 

15 assessment, management, and optimization of the 

16 investments in weapon systems of the Department; 

17 (2) determine the database and analytical and 

18 financial tool requirements that must be met, and 

19 the workforce skills necessary, for more effective De20 partment-wide reviews, analyses, and management 

21 by the Secretary of the investments in weapon sys22 tems of the Department; 

23 (3) identify the skills described in paragraph 

24 (2) that are possessed by the workforce of the De25 partment; 


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1 (4) identify the databases and analytical and fi2 nancial tools to be modified, developed, or acquired 

3 to improve the Department-wide reviews, analyses, 

4 and management of the investments in weapon sys5 tems of the Department; and 

6 (5) set forth a timeline for implementing the 

7 plan, including a timeline for the modification, devel8 opment, and acquisition of each database and ana9 lytical and financial tool identified under paragraph 

10 (4). 

11 (c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary of Defense shall submit to Congress the plan 

15 developed under subsection (a). 

16 (2) FORM.—The plan submitted under para17 graph (1) shall be in an unclassified form but may 

18 contain a classified annex. 

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