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(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary may permit the 
Department of Defense to coordinate the program devel-
oped under subsection (a) with an accredited college, uni-
versity, hospital-based, or community-based mental health 
center or engage mental health professionals to develop 
programs to help implement this section. 
(d) AVAILABILITY IN OTHER LANGUAGES.—The Sec-
retary shall evaluate whether effectiveness of the program 
developed under subsection (a) would be improved by pro-
viding materials in languages other than English and take 
action accordingly 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than one year after imple-
mentation of the program developed under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
effectiveness of the program, including the extent to which 
the program is used by low-English-proficient individuals. 
SEC. 719. STUDY RELATING TO PREDEPLOYMENT AND 
POSTDEPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMS OF CER-
TAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study of the effectiveness of self-administered surveys 
included in predeployment and postdeployment medical 
exams of members of the Armed Forces that are carried
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out as part of the medical tracking system required under 
section 1074f of title 10, United States Code. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POL-
ICY, ACQUISITION MANAGE-
MENT, AND RELATED MAT-
TERS
Subtitle A—Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
Sec. 801. Requirement for certification by Secretary of Defense before major 
defense acquisition program may proceed to Milestone B. 
Sec. 802. Requirement for analysis of alternatives to major defense acquisition 
programs. 
Sec. 803. Authority for Secretary of Defense to revise baseline for major de-
fense acquisition programs. 
Subtitle B—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 811. Applicability of statutory executive compensation cap made prospec-
tive. 
Sec. 812. Use of commercially available online services for Federal procurement 
of commercial items. 
Sec. 813. Contingency contracting corps. 
Sec. 814. Requirement for contracting operations to be included in interagency 
planning related to stabilization and reconstruction. 
Sec. 815. Statement of policy and report relating to contracting with employers 
of persons with disabilities. 
Sec. 816. Study on Department of Defense contracting with small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. 
Sec. 817. Prohibition on procurement from beneficiaries of foreign subsidies. 
Sec. 818. Buy American requirement for procurements of goods containing 
components. 
Sec. 819. Domestic source restriction for lithium ion cells and batteries. 
Sec. 820. Prohibition on defense contractors requiring licenses or fees for use 
of military likenesses and designations. 
Sec. 820A. Establishment of evaluation factor for defense contractors employ-
ing or subcontracting with members of the selected Reserve of 
the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 821. Increased flexibility for designation of critical acquisition positions in 
defense acquisition workforce. 
Sec. 822. Participation by Department of Defense in acquisition workforce 
training fund. 
Sec. 823. Increase in cost accounting standard threshold. 
Sec. 824. Amendments to domestic source requirements relating to clothing 
materials and components covered.
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Sec. 825. Rapid acquisition authority to respond to defense intelligence commu-
nity emergencies.
Subtitle A—Provisions Relating to 
Major Defense Acquisition Pro-
grams 
SEC. 801. REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATION BY SEC-
RETARY OF DEFENSE BEFORE MAJOR DE-
FENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAM MAY PRO-
CEED TO MILESTONE B. 
(a) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 139 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 2366 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2366a. Major defense acquisition programs: certifi-
cation required before Milestone B or 
Key Decision Point B approval 
‘‘(a) CERTIFICATION.—A major defense acquisition 
program may not receive Milestone B approval, or Key 
Decision Point B approval in the case of a space program, 
until the Secretary of Defense certifies that—
‘‘(1) the technology in the program has been 
demonstrated in a relevant environment; 
‘‘(2) the program demonstrates a high likeli-
hood of accomplishing its intended mission; 
‘‘(3) the program is affordable when consid-
ering the per unit cost and the total acquisition cost 
in the context of the total resources available during