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SEC. 3504. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR PORT OF 
GUAM 
IMPROVEMENT 
ENTERPRISE 
PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 3512(c)(4) of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (48 
U.S.C. 1421r(c)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘, and of other amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available to the Maritime 
Administration for the purposes of the Program for 
fiscal year 2011 or thereafter,’’ after ‘‘for a fiscal 
year’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘under this section’’ before the 
period at the end. 
SEC. 3505. VESSEL LOAN GUARANTEES: PROCEDURES FOR 
TRADITIONAL AND NONTRADITIONAL APPLI-
CATIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 53701 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (14) as para-
graph (16); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through 
(13) as paragraphs (11) through (14), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) 
NONTRADITIONAL
APPLICATION.—The 
term ‘nontraditional application’ means an applica-
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tion for a loan, guarantee, or commitment to guar-
antee under this chapter, that is not a traditional 
application, as determined by the Administrator.’’; 
and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (14), as so re-
designated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(15) TRADITIONAL APPLICATION.—The term 
‘traditional application’ means an application for a 
loan, guarantee, or commitment to guarantee under 
this chapter that involves a market, technology, and 
financial structure of a type that has proven success-
ful in previous applications and does not present an 
unreasonable risk to the United States, as deter-
mined by the Administrator.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR DECISION ON APPLICATION; EX-
TENSION.—Section 53703(a) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary or Adminis-
trator shall approve or deny an application for a 
loan guarantee under this chapter— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a traditional applica-
tion, before the end of the 90-day period begin-
ning on the date on which the signed applica-
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tion is received by the Secretary or Adminis-
trator; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a nontraditional appli-
cation, before the end of the 120-day period be-
ginning on such date of receipt.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 270-day 
period in paragraph (1) to a date not later than 2 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable period under 
paragraph (1) to a date that is not later than one 
year after the date on which the signed application 
was received by the Secretary or Administrator’’. 
(c) INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS.—Section 53708(d) of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘an 
application’’ and inserting ‘‘a nontraditional application’’. 
(d) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply only to applications submitted after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
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DIVISION 
D—IMPLEMENTING 
MANAGEMENT 
FOR 
PER-
FORMANCE 
AND 
RELATED 
REFORMS TO OBTAIN VALUE 
IN EVERY ACQUISITION ACT 
SEC. 100A. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Implementing 
Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Ob-
tain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 100B. DEFINITION OF CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE 
COMMITTEES. 
In this division, the term ‘‘congressional defense com-
mittees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
TITLE I—DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
SYSTEM 
SEC. 101. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT OF THE DEFENSE 
ACQUISITION SYSTEM. 
(a) PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT OF THE DEFENSE 
ACQUISITION SYSTEM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Part IV of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 
148 the following new chapter: 
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‘‘CHAPTER 149—PERFORMANCE MANAGE-
MENT OF THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
SYSTEM 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘2545. Performance assessments of the defense acquisition system. 
‘‘2546. Audits of performance assessments. 
‘‘2547. Use of performance assessments for managing performance. 
‘‘2548. Acquisition-related functions of the Chiefs of Staff of the armed forces. 
‘‘§ 2545. Performance assessments of the defense ac-
quisition system 
‘‘(a) PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED.—(1) 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all elements 
of the defense acquisition system are subject to regular 
performance assessments— 
‘‘(A) to determine the extent to which such ele-
ments deliver appropriate value to the Department 
of Defense; and 
‘‘(B) to enable senior officials of the Depart-
ment of Defense to manage the elements of the de-
fense acquisition system to maximize their value to 
the Department. 
‘‘(2) The performance of each element of the defense 
acquisition system shall be assessed as needed, but not 
less often than annually. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall ensure that the performance 
assessments required by this subsection are appropriately 
tailored to reflect the diverse nature of defense acquisition 
so that the performance assessment of each element of the 
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defense acquisition system accurately reflects the work 
performed by such element. 
‘‘(b) SYSTEMWIDE CATEGORIES.—(1) The Secretary 
of Defense shall establish categories of metrics for the de-
fense acquisition system, including, at a minimum, cat-
egories relating to cost, quality, delivery, workforce, and 
policy implementation that apply to all elements of the de-
fense acquisition system. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance 
for service acquisition executives within the Department 
of Defense on the establishment of metrics, and goals and 
standards relating to such metrics, within the categories 
established by the Secretary under paragraph (1) to en-
sure that there is sufficient uniformity in performance as-
sessments across the defense acquisition system so that 
elements of the defense acquisition system can be mean-
ingfully compared. 
‘‘(c) METRICS, GOALS, AND STANDARDS.—(1) Each 
service acquisition executive of the Department of Defense 
shall establish metrics to be used in the performance as-
sessments required by subsection (a) for each element of 
the defense acquisition system for which such executive 
is responsible within the categories established by the Sec-
retary under subsection (b). Such metrics shall be appro-
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