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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7049 
To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to improve the Depart-
ment 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DOD Portfolio Man-
agement Accountability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall di-
rect the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
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Sustainment, in coordination with the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Cost Assessment 
and Program Evaluation, to develop a plan to identify, de-
velop, and acquire databases, analytical and financial 
tools, and workforce skills to improve the Department of 
Defense-wide assessment, management, and optimization 
of the investments in weapon systems of the Department, 
including through consolidation of duplicate or similar 
weapon system programs. 
(b) PLAN CONTENTS.—The plan developed under 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) describe the databases and analytical and fi-
nancial tools in use by the Department of Defense 
that may be used to support the Department-wide 
assessment, management, and optimization of the 
investments in weapon systems of the Department; 
(2) determine the database and analytical and 
financial tool requirements that must be met, and 
the workforce skills necessary, for more effective De-
partment-wide reviews, analyses, and management 
by the Secretary of the investments in weapon sys-
tems of the Department; 
(3) identify the skills described in paragraph 
(2) that are possessed by the workforce of the De-
partment; 
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(4) identify the databases and analytical and fi-
nancial tools to be modified, developed, or acquired 
to improve the Department-wide reviews, analyses, 
and management of the investments in weapon sys-
tems of the Department; and 
(5) set forth a timeline for implementing the 
plan, including a timeline for the modification, devel-
opment, and acquisition of each database and ana-
lytical and financial tool identified under paragraph 
(4). 
(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to Congress the plan 
developed under subsection (a). 
(2) FORM.—The plan submitted under para-
graph (1) shall be in an unclassified form but may 
contain a classified annex. 
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