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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 179 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish the position of Deputy 

Secretary of Defense for Management, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 4, 2007 

Mr. ENSIGN (for himself and Mr. AKAKA) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish the 

position of Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management, 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. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MAN4 AGEMENT. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

6 (1) POSITION ANDDUTIES.— 

7 (A) Chapter 4 of title 10, United States 

8 Code, is amended— 


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1 (i) in section 131(b), by striking para2 graph (1) and inserting the following new 

3 paragraph: 

4 ‘‘(1) Two Deputy Secretaries of Defense, as fol5 lows: 

6 ‘‘(A) The Deputy Secretary of Defense. 

7 ‘‘(B) The Deputy Secretary of Defense for 

8 Management.’’; and 

9 (ii) by inserting after section 132 the 

10 following new section 132a: 

11 ‘‘SECTION 132a. Deputy Secretary of Defense for 

12 Management 

13 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) There is a Deputy Sec14 retary of Defense for Management, appointed from civilian 

15 life by the President, by and with the advice and consent 

16 of the Senate, from among persons who have— 

17 ‘‘(A) extensive executive level leadership and 

18 management experience in the private or public sec19 tor; 

20 ‘‘(B) strong leadership skills; 

21 ‘‘(C) a demonstrated ability to manage large 

22 and complex organizations; and 

23 ‘‘(D) a record of achieving positive operational 

24 results. 


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1 ‘‘(2) A person may not be appointed as Deputy Sec2 retary of Defense for Management within 10 years after 

3 relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a reg4 ular component of an armed force. 

5 ‘‘(3) The Deputy Secretary of Defense for Manage6 ment shall serve for a term of seven years, except that 

7 the Deputy Secretary may be removed earlier if the Sec8 retary of Defense determines under subsection (h)(2) that 

9 the Deputy Secretary’s performance has not been satisfac10 tory. 

11 ‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—(1) The Deputy Sec12 retary of Defense for Management— 

13 ‘‘(A) serves as the Chief Management Officer of 

14 the Department of Defense; 

15 ‘‘(B) is the principal adviser to the Secretary of 

16 Defense on matters relating to the management of 

17 the Department of Defense, including defense busi18 ness activities, to ensure departmentwide capability 

19 to carry out the strategic plan of the Department of 

20 Defense in support of national security objectives; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(C) performs such additional duties and exer23 cises such other powers as the Secretary may pre24 scribe. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The Deputy Secretary of Defense for Manage2 ment takes precedence in the Department of Defense im3 mediately after the Deputy Secretary of Defense. 

4 ‘‘(3)(A) The Deputy Secretary of Defense for Man5 agement shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Sec6 retary of Defense when— 

7 ‘‘(i) the Secretary is disabled or there is no Sec8 retary of Defense; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) the Deputy Secretary of Defense is dis10 abled or there is no Deputy Secretary of Defense. 

11 ‘‘(B) The Deputy Secretary of Defense for Manage12 ment shall act for, and exercise the powers of, the Deputy 

13 Secretary of Defense when the Deputy Secretary is dis14 abled or there is no Deputy Secretary of Defense. 

15 ‘‘(c) MANAGEMENT DUTIES.—To support the eco16 nomical, efficient, and effective execution of the national 

17 defense objectives, policies, and plans of the Department 

18 of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Manage19 ment shall be responsible to the Secretary of Defense for 

20 the development, approval, implementation, integration, 

21 and oversight of policies, procedures, processes, and sys22 tems for the management of the Department of Defense 

23 that relate to performance of the following functions: 

24 ‘‘(1) Planning and budgeting, including per25 formance measurement. 


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1 ‘‘(2) Acquisition. 

2 ‘‘(3) Logistics. 

3 ‘‘(4) Facilities, installations, and environment. 

4 ‘‘(5) Financial management. 

5 ‘‘(6) Human resources and personnel. 

6 ‘‘(7) Management of information resources, in7 cluding information technology, networks, and tele8 communications functions. 

9 ‘‘(d) DEFENSE BUSINESS REFORM.—For the func10 tions specified in subsection (c), the Deputy Secretary of 

11 Defense for Management shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) develop and maintain a departmentwide 

13 management strategic plan for business reform, and 

14 identify key initiatives to be undertaken by the De15 partment of Defense and its components, together 

16 with related resource needs; 

17 ‘‘(2) establish performance goals and measures 

18 for improving and evaluating overall economy, effi19 ciency, and effectiveness; 

20 ‘‘(3) monitor and measure the progress of the 

21 Department and its components in meeting estab22 lished performance goals for improving economy, ef23 ficiency, and effectiveness; and 

24 ‘‘(4) review and approve plans and budgets for 

25 business reform, including any proposed changes to 


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1 policies, procedures, processes, and systems, to en2 sure the compatibility of those plans and budgets 

3 with— 

4 ‘‘(A) the overall strategic plan and budget 

5 of the Department; 

6 ‘‘(B) the strategic plan for business reform 

7 of the Department; and 

8 ‘‘(C) achievement of the integration of 

9 business activities throughout the Department. 

10 ‘‘(e) DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEMS.—(1) In carrying 

11 out the duties of the position under this section, the Dep12 uty Secretary of Defense for Management shall oversee 

13 the implementation of a defense business systems mod14 ernization program including the expenditure of any funds 

15 appropriated for maintaining legacy systems and for mod16 ernizing defense business systems. 

17 ‘‘(2) The Deputy Secretary of Defense for Manage18 ment shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) oversee the development of, and shall re20 view and approve, all budget requests for defense 

21 business systems, including the information to be 

22 submitted to Congress under section 2222(h) of this 

23 title; and 

24 ‘‘(B) subject to the authority, direction, and 

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1 sponsibilities of the Secretary under section 2222 of 

2 this title. 

3 ‘‘(3) In this subsection, the terms ‘defense business 

4 system’ and ‘defense business system modernization’ have 

5 the meanings given to those terms in section 2222(j) of 

6 this title. 

7 ‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER DEFENSE OFFI8 CIALS.—The Deputy Secretary of Defense for Manage9 ment exercises the authority of the Secretary of Defense 

10 in the performance of the duties of the Deputy Secretary 

11 under this section, subject to the authority, direction, and 

12 control of the Secretary. The Secretaries of the military 

13 departments and the heads of the other elements of the 

14 Department of Defense are subject to the authority, direc15 tion, and control of the Deputy Secretary in the perform16 ance of their duties with respect to matters within the au17 thority of the Deputy Secretary, and the exercise of that 

18 authority by the Deputy Secretary is binding on the mili19 tary departments and such other elements. 

20 ‘‘(g) CONSULTATION WITH OTHER OFFICIALS.—In 

21 carrying out the duties of the position under this section, 

22 the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management shall 

23 consult on a continuing basis with the Deputy Secretary 

24 of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, 

25 and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff— 


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1 ‘‘(1) to support economical, efficient, and effec2 tive performance of the missions of the Department 

3 of Defense; and 

4 ‘‘(2) to support each of those officials— 

5 ‘‘(A) in the implementation of the national 

6 defense strategy and the strategic plan of the 

7 Department of Defense; and 

8 ‘‘(B) in the administration of related pro9 grams, plans, operations, and activities. 

10 ‘‘(h) PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION.—(1) The 

11 Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense 

12 for Management shall jointly identify in writing each year 

13 the individual and organizational goals to be achieved by 

14 the Deputy Secretary during the succeeding year. Such 

15 goals shall be expressed in terms of measurable mile16 stones, and shall be consistent with the goals and meas17 ures established under subsection (d). Each set of goals 

18 so identified shall be available for public disclosure. 

19 ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate the per20 formance of the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Manage21 ment each year and shall determine as part of each such 

22 evaluation whether the Deputy Secretary has made satis23 factory progress toward achieving the goals set out in the 

24 performance agreement for that year under paragraph 

25 (1).’’. 


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1 (B) The table of sections at the beginning 

2 of such chapter is amended by inserting after 

3 the item relating to section 132 the following 

4 new item: 

‘‘132a. Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management.’’. 

5 (2) EXECUTIVE LEVEL II.—Section 5313 of 

6 title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 

7 after ‘‘Deputy Secretary of Defense.’’ the following: 

8 ‘‘Deputy Secretary of Defense for Manage9 ment.’’. 

10 (b) MEMBERSHIP OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DE11 FENSE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES.— 

12 (1) FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION

13 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.—Section 185(a) of title 10, 

14 United States Code, is amended— 

15 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

17 (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) as subpara18 graphs (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F), respec19 tively; 

20 (ii) by inserting after ‘‘composed of 

21 the following:’’ the following new subpara22 graph (A): 

23 ‘‘(A) The Deputy Secretary of Defense for 

24 Management, who shall be the chairman of the com25 mittee.’’; and 


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1 (iii) in subparagraph (B), as redesig2 nated by clause (i), by striking ‘‘, who shall 

3 be the chairman of the committee’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘the 

5 Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management,’’ 

6 after ‘‘the Deputy Secretary of Defense,’’. 

7 (2) DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

8 COMMITTEE.—Section 186 of such title is amended 

9 by striking ‘‘Deputy Secretary of Defense’’ each 

10 place it appears in subsections (a)(1) and (b) and in11 serting ‘‘Deputy Secretary of Defense for Manage12 ment’’. 

13 (c) ADJUSTMENTS TO DUTIES AND PRECEDENCE OF

14 OTHER OFFICIALS.— 

15 (1) UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR POL16 ICY.—Section 134 of title 10, United States Code, is 

17 amended— 

18 (A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘Sec19 retary of Defense—’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary 

20 of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of De21 fense—’’; and 

22 (B) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘the 

23 Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management,’’ 

24 after ‘‘the Deputy Secretary of Defense,’’. 


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1 (2) UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR AC2 QUISITION, TECHNOLOGY, ANDLOGISTICS.—Section 

3 133(e) of such title is amended— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and the 

5 Deputy Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘, 

6 the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Dep7 uty Secretary of Defense for Management’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘the 

9 Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management,’’ 

10 after ‘‘the Deputy Secretary of Defense,’’. 

11 (3) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

12 FOR LOGISTICS ANDMATERIEL READINESS.—Sec13 tion 133b(c)(2) of such title is amended by inserting 

14 ‘‘the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management,’’ 

15 after ‘‘the Deputy Secretary of Defense,’’. 

16 (4) DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND

17 EVALUATION.—Section 139 of such title is amend18 ed— 

19 (A) in subsection (b)— 

20 (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 

21 the Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui22 sition, Technology, and Logistics’’ and in23 serting ‘‘, the Deputy Secretary of De24 fense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense for 

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1 fense for Acquisition, Technology, and Lo2 gistics,’’; and 

3 (ii) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘, 

4 the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the 

5 Deputy Secretary of Defense for Manage6 ment’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of Defense’’; 

7 and 

8 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘and the 

9 Deputy Secretary of Defense’’ in the first sen10 tence and inserting ‘‘, the Deputy Secretary of 

11 Defense, and the Deputy Secretary of Defense 

12 for Management’’. 

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