priate fulfillment standard, the applicable training re-
quirement is fulfilled. 
‘‘(b) GUIDANCE AND STANDARDS RELATING TO CON-
TRACTS FOR TRAINING.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop appropriate guidance and standards to ensure that 
the Department of Defense will continue, where appro-
priate and cost-effective, to enter into contracts for the 
training requirements of sections 1723, 1724, and 1735 
of this title, while maintaining appropriate control over the 
content and quality of such training.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such subchapter is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1748. Guidance and standards for acquisition workforce training.’’. 
(3) DEADLINE
FOR
FULFILLMENT
STAND-
ARDS.—The fulfillment standards required under 
section 1748(a) of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by paragraph (1), shall be developed not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(4) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 853 of 
Public Law 105–85 (111 Stat. 1851) is repealed. 
SEC. 
206. 
INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY 
ACQUISITION 
WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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(1) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—Subchapter 
II of chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 1725. Information technology acquisition positions 
‘‘(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall develop and carry out a plan to strengthen the part 
of the acquisition workforce that specializes in information 
technology. The plan shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Defined targets for billets devoted to infor-
mation technology acquisition. 
‘‘(2) Specific certification requirements for indi-
viduals in the acquisition workforce who specialize in 
information technology acquisition. 
‘‘(3) Defined career paths for individuals in the 
acquisition workforce who specialize in information 
technology acquisitions. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘information technology’ has the 
meaning provided such term in section 11101 of title 
40 and includes information technology incorporated 
into a major weapon system. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘major weapon system’ has the 
meaning provided such term in section 2379(f) of 
this title.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such subchapter is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1725. Information technology acquisition positions.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Defense shall de-
velop the plan required under section 1725 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 207. DEFINITION OF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. 
Section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (17) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(18) The term ‘acquisition workforce’ means 
the persons serving in acquisition positions within 
the Department of Defense, as designated pursuant 
to section 1721(a) of this title.’’. 
TITLE III—FINANCIAL 
MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 301. INCENTIVES FOR ACHIEVING AUDITABILITY. 
(a) PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT AUTHORIZED.—The 
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall ensure 
that any component of the Department of Defense that 
the Under Secretary determines has financial statements 
validated as ready for audit earlier than September 30, 
2017, shall receive preferential treatment, as the Under 
Secretary determines appropriate— 
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(1) in financial matter matters, including— 
(A) consistent with the need to fund ur-
gent warfighter requirements and operational 
needs, priority in the release of appropriated 
funds to such component; 
(B) relief from the frequency of financial 
reporting of such component in cases in which 
such reporting is not required by law; 
(C) relief from departmental obligation and 
expenditure thresholds to the extent that such 
thresholds establish requirements more restric-
tive than those required by law; or 
(D) such other measures as the Under 
Secretary considers appropriate; and 
(2) in the availability of personnel management 
incentives, including— 
(A) the size of the bonus pool available to 
the financial and business management work-
force of the component; 
(B) the rates of promotion within the fi-
nancial and business management workforce of 
the component; 
(C) awards for excellence in financial and 
business management; or 
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(D) the scope of work assigned to the fi-
nancial and business management workforce of 
the component. 
(b) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION IN REPORT.—The 
Under Secretary shall include information on any measure 
initiated pursuant to this section in the next semiannual 
report pursuant to section 1003(b) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat. 2439; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note) after such 
measure is initiated. 
(c) EXPIRATION.—This section shall expire on Sep-
tember 30, 2017. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘compo-
nent of the Department of Defense’’ means any organiza-
tion within the Department of Defense that is required 
to submit an auditable financial statement to the Sec-
retary of Defense. 
SEC. 302. MEASURES REQUIRED AFTER FAILURE TO 
ACHIEVE AUDITABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that corrective measures are immediately taken to 
address the failure of a component of the Department of 
Defense to achieve a financial statement validated as 
ready for audit by September 30, 2017. 
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