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‘‘(i) DATA COLLECTION AND USE.—(1) The service 
acquisition executive of each military department shall col-
lect data on the use of the authority under this section 
by the applicable military department, and the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall collect data on all other use of such au-
thority by the Department of Defense, including use by 
the Defense Agencies. 
‘‘(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment shall— 
‘‘(A) maintain a database of information col-
lected under this section, which shall be made acces-
sible to any official designated by the Secretary of 
Defense; and 
‘‘(B) analyze such information to update policy 
and guidance related to the use of the authority 
under this section. 
‘‘(j) REPORT.—(1) Not later than December 31, 
2019, and each December 31 thereafter the Secretary of 
Defense shall annually submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report covering the preceding fiscal year on 
the use of the authority under this section. Each report 
shall summarize the data collected under subsection (i) on 
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the nature and extent of each such use of the authority, 
including a description— 
‘‘(A) of the participants to an agreement en-
tered into pursuant to the authority of subsection 
(a) or a follow-on contract or transaction entered 
into pursuant to the authority of subsection (f); 
‘‘(B) of the quantity of prototype projects to be 
produced pursuant to such an agreement, follow-on 
contract, or transaction; 
‘‘(C) of the amount of payments made pursuant 
to each such agreement, follow-on contract, or trans-
action; 
‘‘(D) of the purpose, description, and status of 
prototype projects carried out pursuant to each such 
agreement, follow-on contract, or transaction; and 
‘‘(E) including case examples, of the successes 
and challenges with using the authority of sub-
section (a) or (f). 
‘‘(2) A report required under this subsection shall be 
submitted in unclassified form without any designation re-
lating to dissemination control, but may contain a classi-
fied annex.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 873 of the 
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
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Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1905; 
10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 827. COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES 
FROM FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES. 
(a) COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASES 
FROM FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES.—Subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 2410n of title 10, United States Code, 
are amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) MARKET
RESEARCH.—Before purchasing a 
product listed in the latest edition of the Federal Prison 
Industries catalog published under section 4124(d) of title 
18, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct market re-
search to determine whether such product— 
‘‘(1) is comparable to products available from 
the private sector; and 
‘‘(2) best meets the needs of the Department of 
Defense in terms of price, quality, and time of deliv-
ery. 
‘‘(b) COMPETITION REQUIREMENT.—If the Secretary 
determines that a Federal Prison Industries product is not 
comparable to products available from the private sector 
and does not best meet the needs of the Department of 
Defense in terms of price, quality, or time of delivery, the 
Secretary shall use competitive procedures or make an in-
dividual purchase under a multiple award contract for the 
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procurement of the product. In conducting such a competi-
tion or making such a purchase, the Secretary shall con-
sider a timely offer from Federal Prison Industries.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 828. ENHANCED POST-AWARD DEBRIEFING RIGHTS. 
Section 818(a)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 
Stat. 1463; 10 U.S.C. 2305 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘$100,000,000’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘$50,000,000’’. 
SEC. 829. STANDARDIZING DATA COLLECTION AND RE-
PORTING ON USE OF SOURCE SELECTION 
PROCEDURES BY FEDERAL AGENCIES. 
(a) REPEAL OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF-
FICE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON USE OF LOWEST 
PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE SOURCE SELECTION 
CRITERIA.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—Section 813 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 2305 note) is amended by 
striking subsection (d). 
(2) OTHER
AGENCIES.—Section 880 of the 
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act 
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for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 
Stat. 1910; 41 U.S.C. 3701 note) is amended by 
striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsection 
(e) as subsection (d). 
(b) REVISION
TO
THE FEDERAL PROCUREMENT 
DATA SYSTEM.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General 
Services, in coordination with the Administrator for Fed-
eral Procurement Policy, shall direct appropriate revisions 
to the Federal procurement data system established pur-
suant to section 1122(a)(4) of title 41, United States Code 
(or any successor system), to facilitate the collection of 
complete, timely, and reliable data on the source selection 
processes used by Federal agencies for the contract ac-
tions being reported in the system. The Administrator of 
General Services shall ensure that data is collected— 
(1) at a minimum, on the usage of the lowest 
price technically acceptable contracting methods and 
best value contracting methods process; and 
(2) on all applicable contracting actions, includ-
ing task orders or delivery orders issued under in-
definite delivery-indefinite quantity contracts. 
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SEC. 830. MODIFICATION OF JUSTIFICATION AND AP-
PROVAL REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACTS. 
(a) MODIFICATION
OF
JUSTIFICATION
AND
AP-
PROVAL REQUIREMENT.—Notwithstanding section 811 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2405)— 
(1) no justification and approval is required 
under such section for a sole-source contract award-
ed by the Department of Defense in a covered pro-
curement 
for 
an 
amount 
not 
exceeding 
$100,000,000; and 
(2) for purposes of subsections (a)(2) and 
(c)(3)(A) of such section, the appropriate official 
designated to approve the justification for a sole- 
source contract awarded by the Department of De-
fense 
in 
a 
covered 
procurement 
exceeding 
$100,000,000 is the official designated in section 
2304(f)(1)(B)(ii) of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall issue guidance to implement the authority under sub-
section (a). 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.— 
(1) DATA
TRACKING
AND
COLLECTION.—The 
Department of Defense shall track the use of the au-
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thority provided pursuant to subsection (a) and 
make the data available to the Comptroller General 
for purposes of the report required under paragraph 
(2). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 
2022, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees which shall include the number of con-
tracts awarded on the basis of competition restricted 
to Program Participants in the program established 
under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(a)) to small business concerns that are 
Native Hawaiian Organizations (as defined in para-
graph (15) of such section (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15))) 
or economically disadvantaged Indian tribes (or a 
wholly owned business entity of such a tribe) (as de-
fined in paragraph (13) of such section (15 U.S.C. 
637(a)(13))) or that exceed the dollar amount under 
paragraph (1)(D) of such section. 
SEC. 831. PREFERENCE FOR OFFERORS EMPLOYING VET-
ERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 137 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 2339b. Preference for offerors employing veterans 
‘‘(a) PREFERENCE.—In awarding a contract for the 
procurement of goods or services for the Department of 
Defense, the head of an agency may establish a preference 
for offerors that employ veterans on a full-time basis. The 
Secretary of Defense shall determine the criteria for use 
of such preference. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to supercede any other provision 
of law establishing a preference for small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by veterans or small business 
concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans 
(as defined in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(q))). 
‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Prior to es-
tablishing the preference described in subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
on— 
‘‘(1) a plan for implementing such preference, 
including— 
‘‘(A) penalties for an offeror that willfully 
and intentionally misrepresents the veteran sta-
tus of the employees of the offeror in a bid sub-
mitted under subsection (a); and 
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‘‘(B) reporting on use of such preference; 
and 
‘‘(2) the process for assessing and verifying of-
feror compliance with regulations relating to equal 
opportunity for veterans requirements.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2339a the following new 
item: 
‘‘2339b. Preference for offerors employing veterans.’’. 
SEC. 832. REPORTING ON EXPENSES INCURRED FOR INDE-
PENDENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
COSTS. 
(a) REPORTING ON INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT COSTS.—Section 2372 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘shall be reported’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘indirect costs.’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘shall be reported— 
‘‘(1) independently from other allowable indirect 
costs; and 
‘‘(2) annually by the contractor to the Defense 
Technical Information Center, who shall give access 
to the information to the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Research and Engineering, the Director of 
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the Defense Contract Audit Agency, and the Direc-
tor of the Defense Management Audit Agency.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than March 
31, 2020, and biennially thereafter, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering, in coordination 
with the Director of the Defense Contract Management 
Agency, the Director of the Defense Contract Audit Agen-
cy, and the Defense Technical Information Center, shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees aggregate 
cost data on the independent research and development 
programs of the contractor. The report shall include— 
‘‘(1) an analysis of such programs completed 
during the two-year period preceding the date of the 
report, including the extent to which such programs 
align with the modernization priorities of the most 
recent national defense strategy (as described by 
section 113 of this title); 
‘‘(2) an estimate of the extent to which such 
programs produced, or sought to produce, disruptive 
technologies or incremental technologies; 
‘‘(3) with respect to each contractor subject to 
the reporting requirement under subsection (a)— 
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‘‘(A) a comparison of the total amount of 
independent research and development costs 
submitted for reimbursement under the annual 
incurred cost proposal of such contractor and 
the amount reported to the Defense Technical 
Information Center; and 
‘‘(B) a summary of any issues relating to 
the ownership or distribution of intellectual 
property rights raised by such contractor relat-
ing to an independent research and develop-
ment program of such contractor.’’. 
(c) REPORT TO GAO.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Comptroller General of the United 
States the first such report required under subsection (f) 
of section 2372 of title 10, United States Code (as added 
by subsection (a)), so that the Comptroller General may 
perform a review of the information provided in the report. 
SEC. 833. REPORTING ON EXPENSES INCURRED FOR BID 
AND PROPOSAL COSTS. 
Section 2372a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘shall be 
reported’’ and all that follows through ‘‘indirect 
costs.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘shall be re-
ported— 
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‘‘(1) independently from other allowable indirect 
costs; and 
‘‘(2) annually by the contractor to the Director 
of the Defense Contract Audit Agency, who shall 
give access to the information to the Principal Direc-
tor for Defense Pricing and Contracting.’’. 
SEC. 834. REPEAL OF THE DEFENSE COST ACCOUNTING 
STANDARDS BOARD. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 190 of title 10, United States 
Code, is repealed. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 190. 
SEC. 835. REPORT ON REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CON-
SUMPTION-BASED SOLUTIONS. 
(a) REPORT.—The Undersecretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the feasibility of re-
vising the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supple-
ment to include requirements relating to consumption- 
based solutions. 
(b) CONSUMPTION-BASED SOLUTIONS DEFINED.— 
The term ‘‘consumption-based solutions’’ means any com-
bination of hardware or equipment, software, and labor 
or services that together provide a capability that is me-
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tered and billed based on actual usage and predetermined 
pricing per resource unit, and includes the ability to rap-
idly scale capacity up or down. 
Subtitle C—Provisions Relating to 
Acquisition Workforce 
SEC. 841. DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE CERTIFI-
CATION AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) 
PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATION
REQUIRE-
MENT.— 
(1) PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATION
REQUIRED 
FOR ALL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE PERSONNEL.— 
Section 1701a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (c) and 
(d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION.—(1) IN GEN-
ERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall implement a cer-
tification program to provide for a professional certifi-
cation requirement for all members of the acquisition 
workforce. Except as provided in paragraph (2), the cer-
tification requirement for any career field of the acquisi-
tion workforce shall be based on nationally or internation-
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ally recognized standards developed by a third-party enti-
ty. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR SECRETARY.—If the Sec-
retary determines that, for a particular acquisition work-
force career field, the third-party entity described in para-
graph (1) does not meet the needs of the Department, the 
Secretary shall establish the professional certification re-
quirement for that career field that conforms with nation-
ally or internationally recognized standards. The Secretary 
shall determine the best approach to implement such re-
quirement for that career field, including implementation 
through entities outside the Department of Defense and 
may be designed and implemented without regard to sec-
tion 1746 of this title.’’. 
(2) CERTIFICATION RENEWAL.—Paragraph (3) 
of section 1723(a) of such title is amended by strik-
ing the second sentence. 
(3) PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIA-
TIONS.—Section 1701a(b) of such title is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), 
(8), and (9) as paragraphs (7), (8), (9), and 
(10), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(6) authorize a member of the acquisition 
workforce to participate in professional associations, 
consistent with the performance plan of such mem-
ber, if such participation provides the member with 
the opportunity to gain leadership and management 
skills;’’. 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall carry out the certification program re-
quired by subsection (c) of section 1701a of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) ELIMINATION
OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT 
FOR COMPLETION OF 24 SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS.— 
(1) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CON-
TRACTING
OFFICERS.—Section 1724 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(3)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, and (B)’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘and management’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘require-
ments’’ in the first sentences of paragraphs (1) 
and (2) and inserting ‘‘requirement’’; 
(C) in subsection (e)— 
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(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘requirements in 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of sub-
section (a)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘require-
ment of subsection (a)(3)’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (C), by 
striking ‘‘requirements’’ and inserting 
‘‘requirement’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘shall have—’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘been 
awarded’’ and inserting ‘‘shall have 
been awarded’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert-
ing a period; and 
(III) by striking subparagraph 
(B); and 
(D) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘, includ-
ing—’’ and all that follows and inserting a pe-
riod. 
(2) SELECTION CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES.— 
Section 1732 of such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Such requirements,’’ 
and 
all 
the 
follows 
through 
‘‘the 
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person—’’ and inserting ‘‘Such require-
ments shall include a requirement that the 
person—’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(iii) by redesignating clauses (i) and 
(ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respec-
tively, and conforming the margins accord-
ingly; 
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘require-
ments of subsections (b)(1)(A) and (b)(1)(B)’’ 
in paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting ‘‘re-
quirement of subsection (b)(1)’’; and 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1) Except as pro-
vided in paragraph (2),’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2). 
(c) 
DEFENSE
ACQUISITION
UNIVERSITY
CUR-
RICULUM DEVELOPMENT.—Section 1746(c) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, and with 
commercial providers of training,’’ after ‘‘military depart-
ments’’. 
(d) CAREER PATHS.— 
(1) CAREER PATH REQUIRED FOR EACH ACQUI-
SITION WORKFORCE CAREER FIELD.—Paragraph (4) 
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