gram, the Defense Business Council shall review the 
system and certify (or decline to certify as the case 
may be) that it continues to satisfy the requirements 
of paragraph (1). If the Council determines that cer-
tification cannot be granted, the chairman of the 
Council shall notify the appropriate approval official 
and the acquisition Milestone Decision Authority for 
the program and provide a recommendation for cor-
rective action. 
‘‘(4) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS IN VIOLATION OF 
REQUIREMENTS.—The obligation of Department of 
Defense funds for a covered defense business system 
program that has not been certified in accordance 
with paragraph (3) is a violation of section 
1341(a)(1)(A) of title 31. 
‘‘(g) RESPONSIBILITY OF MILESTONE DECISION AU-
THORITY.—The Secretary shall ensure that, as part of the 
defense acquisition system, the requirements of this sec-
tion are fully addressed by the Milestone Decision Author-
ity for a covered defense business system program as ac-
quisition process approvals are considered for such system. 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than March 15 of 
each year from 2016 through 2020, the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
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on activities of the Department of Defense pursuant to 
this section. Each report shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of actions taken and planned 
with respect to the guidance required by subsection 
(b) and the defense business enterprise architecture 
developed pursuant to subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) A description of actions taken and planned 
for the reengineering of business processes by the 
Defense Business Council established pursuant to 
subsection (e). 
‘‘(3) A summary of covered defense business 
system funding and covered defense business sys-
tems approved pursuant to subsection (f). 
‘‘(4) Identification of any covered defense busi-
ness system program that during the preceding fis-
cal year was reviewed and not approved pursuant to 
subsection (f) and the reasons for the lack of ap-
proval. 
‘‘(5) Identification of any covered defense busi-
ness system program that during the preceding fis-
cal year failed to achieve initial operational capa-
bility within five years after the date the program 
received Milestone B approval. 
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‘‘(6) For any program identified under para-
graph (5), a description of the plan to address the 
issues that caused the failure. 
‘‘(7) A discussion of specific improvements in 
business operations and cost savings resulting from 
successful covered defense business systems pro-
grams. 
‘‘(8) A copy of the most recent report of the 
Chief Management Officer of each military depart-
ment on implementation of business transformation 
initiatives by such military department in accordance 
with section 908 of the Duncan Hunter National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4569; 10 U.S.C. 
2222 note). 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1)(A) DEFENSE
BUSINESS
SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘defense business system’ means an informa-
tion system that is operated by, for, or on behalf of 
the Department of Defense, including any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) A financial system. 
‘‘(ii) A financial data feeder system. 
‘‘(iii) A contracting system. 
‘‘(iv) A logistics system. 
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‘‘(v) A planning and budgeting sys-
tem. 
‘‘(vi) An installations management 
system. 
‘‘(vii) A human resources manage-
ment system. 
‘‘(viii) A training and readiness sys-
tem. 
‘‘(B) The term does not include— 
‘‘(i) a national security system; or 
‘‘(ii) an information system used ex-
clusively by and within the defense com-
missary system or the exchange system or 
other instrumentality of the Department of 
Defense conducted for the morale, welfare, 
and recreation of members of the armed 
forces using nonappropriated funds. 
‘‘(2) COVERED DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM.— 
The term ‘covered defense business system’ means a 
defense business system that is expected to have a 
total amount of budget authority, over the period of 
the current future-years defense program submitted 
to Congress under section 221 of this title, in excess 
of the threshold established for the use of special 
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simplified acquisition procedures pursuant to section 
2304(g)(1)(B) of this title. 
‘‘(3) COVERED
DEFENSE
BUSINESS
SYSTEM 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘covered defense business sys-
tem program’ means a defense acquisition program 
to develop and field a covered defense business sys-
tem or an increment of a covered defense business 
system. 
‘‘(4) ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE.—The term 
‘enterprise architecture’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 3601(4) of title 44. 
‘‘(5) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘infor-
mation system’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 11101 of title 40. 
‘‘(6) NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM.—The term 
‘national security system’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3542(b)(2) of title 44. 
‘‘(7) MILESTONE DECISION AUTHORITY.—The 
term ‘Milestone Decision Authority’, with respect to 
a defense acquisition program, means the individual 
within the Department of Defense designated with 
the responsibility to grant milestone approvals for 
that program. 
‘‘(8) BUSINESS PROCESS MAPPING.—The term 
‘business process mapping’ means a procedure in 
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which the steps in a business process are clarified 
and documented in both written form and in a flow 
chart.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2222. Defense business systems: business process reengineering; enterprise ar-
chitecture; management.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR GUIDANCE.—The guidance re-
quired by subsection (b)(1) of section 2222 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(1), 
shall be issued not later than December 31, 2016. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 811 of the John Warner Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 
(Public Law 109–364; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note) is repealed. 
TITLE V—INDUSTRIAL BASE 
MATTERS 
SEC. 501. CODIFICATION AND AMENDMENT OF MENTOR- 
PROTEGE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 831 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 
101–510; 104 Stat. 1607; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note) is trans-
ferred to chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, in-
serted so as to appear after section 2323a, redesignated 
as section 2323b, and amended— 
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‘‘(j) REGULATIONS.—The regulations implementing 
the Mentor-Protege Pilot Program established under sec-
tion 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1607; 
10 U.S.C. 2302 note) as in effect on March 25, 2015, 
shall apply to this section. The Secretary of Defense may 
revise such regulations or prescribe additional regulations 
necessary to carry out this section. The Department of 
Defense policy regarding the Mentor-Protege Program 
shall be published and maintained as an appendix to the 
Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acqui-
sition Regulation.’’; 
(8) by striking ‘‘prescribed pursuant to sub-
section (k)’’ each place such term appears and in-
serting ‘‘described in subsection (j)’’; and 
(9) in subsection (k) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘means 
a business concern that meets the requirements 
of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(a)) and the regulations promulgated 
pursuant thereto’’ and inserting ‘‘has the mean-
ing given such term under section 3 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘the severely disabled’’ and inserting ‘‘se-
verely disabled individuals’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (G), by inserting 
‘‘(15 U.S.C. 632(p))’’ after ‘‘Small Busi-
ness Act’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘of title 
10, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘of this 
title’’; and 
(D) by amending paragraph (8) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(8) The term ‘severely disabled individual’ 
means an individual who is blind (as defined in sec-
tion 8501 of title 41) or a severely disabled indi-
vidual (as defined in such section).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2323a the following new 
item: 
‘‘2323b. Mentor-Protege Program.’’. 
SEC. 502. AMENDMENTS TO DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 
PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 15(s) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 644(s)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (6); and 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than the 
first day of fiscal year 2017, the Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration shall implement 
the plan described in this subsection. 
‘‘(5) CERTIFICATION.—The Administrator shall 
annually provide to the Committee on Small Busi-
ness of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of 
the Senate a certification of the accuracy and com-
pleteness of data reported on bundled and consoli-
dated contracts.’’. 
(b) GAO STUDY.— 
(1) STUDY.—Not later than the first day of fis-
cal year 2018, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall initiate a study on the effective-
ness of the plan described in section 15(s) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(s)) that shall as-
sess whether contracts were accurately labeled as 
bundled or consolidated. 
(2) CONTRACTS
EVALUATED.—For the pur-
poses of conducting the study described in para-
graph (1), the Comptroller General of the United 
States— 
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(A) shall evaluate, for work in each of sec-
tors 23, 33, 54, and 56 (as defined by the 
North American Industry Classification Sys-
tem), not fewer than 100 contracts in each sec-
tor; 
(B) shall evaluate only those contracts— 
(i) awarded by an agency listed in sec-
tion 901(b) of title 31, United States 
Code; and 
(ii) that have a Base and Exercised 
Options Value, an Action Obligation, or a 
Base and All Options Value (as such terms 
are defined in the Federal procurement 
data 
system 
described 
in 
section 
1222(a)(4)(A) of title 41, United States 
Code, or any successor system); and 
(C) shall not evaluate contracts that have 
used any set aside authority. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after 
initiating the study required by paragraph (1), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall re-
port to the Committee on Small Business of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate 
on the results from such study and, if warranted, 
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any recommendations on how to improve the quality 
of data reported on bundled and consolidated con-
tracts. 
SEC. 503. NOTICE OF CONTRACT CONSOLIDATION FOR AC-
QUISITION STRATEGIES. 
(a) NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR THE SENIOR PRO-
CUREMENT EXECUTIVE OR CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFI-
CER.—Section 44(c)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 657q(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) NOTICE.—Not later than 7 days after 
making a determination that an acquisition 
strategy involving a consolidation of contract 
requirements is necessary and justified under 
subparagraph (A), the senior procurement exec-
utive or Chief Acquisition Officer shall publish 
a notice on a public website that such deter-
mination has been made. Any solicitation for a 
procurement related to the acquisition strategy 
may not be published earlier than 7 days after 
such notice is published. Along with the publi-
cation of the solicitation, the senior procure-
ment executive or Chief Acquisition Officer 
shall publish a justification for the determina-
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tion, which shall include the information in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT FOR THE HEAD OF A 
CONTRACTING AGENCY.—Section 15(e)(3) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(e)(3)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(3) STRATEGY SPECIFICATIONS.—If the head 
of a contracting agency determines that an acquisi-
tion plan for a procurement involves a substantial 
bundling of contract requirements, the head of a 
contracting agency shall publish a notice on a public 
website that such determination has been made not 
later than 7 days after making such determination. 
Any solicitation for a procurement related to the ac-
quisition plan may not be published earlier than 7 
days after such notice is published. Along with the 
publication of the solicitation, the head of a con-
tracting agency shall publish a justification for the 
determination, which shall include following informa-
tion: 
‘‘(A) The specific benefits anticipated to be 
derived from the bundling of contract require-
ments and a determination that such benefits 
justify the bundling. 
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‘‘(B) An identification of any alternative 
contracting approaches that would involve a 
lesser degree of bundling of contract require-
ments. 
‘‘(C) An assessment of— 
‘‘(i) the specific impediments to par-
ticipation by small business concerns as 
prime contractors that result from the 
bundling of contract requirements; and 
‘‘(ii) the specific actions designed to 
maximize participation of small business 
concerns as subcontractors (including sup-
pliers) at various tiers under the contract 
or contracts that are awarded to meet the 
requirements.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 44(c)(1) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657q(c)(1)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Subject to paragraph (4), the head’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The head’’. 
SEC. 504. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO 
SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS FOR SERV-
ICES. 
(a) PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.—Section 8(a)(17) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)) is 
amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘any pro-
curement contract’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘section 15’’ and inserting ‘‘any procurement con-
tract, which contract has as its principal purpose the 
supply of a product to be let pursuant to this sub-
section or subsection (m), or section 15(a), 31, or 
36,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—This paragraph shall not 
apply to a contract that has as its principal purpose 
the acquisition of services or construction.’’. 
(b) SUBCONTRACTOR CONTRACTS.—Section 46(a)(4) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657s(a)(4)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘for supplies from a regular dealer 
in such supplies’’ and inserting ‘‘which is principally for 
supplies from a regular dealer in such supplies, and which 
is not a contract principally for services or construction,’’. 
SEC. 505. REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT ACCESS TO INTELLEC-
TUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF PRIVATE SEC-
TOR FIRMS. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall direct the Defense Business Board to conduct a re-
view of Department of Defense regulations and practices, 
and laws authorizing such regulations and practices, re-
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lated to Government access to and use of intellectual prop-
erty rights of private sector firms. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2016, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the findings of the Defense Business 
Board, along with any actions the Secretary proposes to 
revise and clarify laws or regulations related to intellectual 
property rights. 
SEC. 506. MODIFICATIONS TO THE SMALL BUSINESS INNO-
VATIVE 
RESEARCH 
PROGRAM 
AND 
THE 
SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
PROGRAM. 
Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘develop-
ment;’’ and inserting ‘‘development, particularly 
contracts for research and development sup-
porting defense and national security missions 
and programs;’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
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(A) in paragraph (4)(C)(i), by inserting 
‘‘or non-Federal sources of capital’’ after 
‘‘funding awards’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6)(C)(i), by inserting 
‘‘or non-Federal sources of capital’’ after 
‘‘funding awards’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 
(2)(B) and (5)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) REQUIRED EXPENDITURES FOR MILITARY 
DEPARTMENTS.—The Secretary of each military de-
partment shall expend, in connection with SBIR, not 
less than 2.9 percent and not more than 5 percent 
of each such military department’s extramural budg-
et for research or research and development for fis-
cal year 2018 and each subsequent fiscal year.’’; 
(4) in subsection (g)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
or’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) the Secretary of Defense and as ap-
plied to the Department of Defense and each 
military department, in the quadrennial defense 
review (described in section 118 of title 10, 
United States Code) and other strategies or re-
ports that direct the research and development 
and acquisition processes of the Department of 
Defense;’’; 
(5) in subsection (j), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) MODIFICATIONS
RELATED
TO
MILITARY 
DEPARTMENTS.—Not later than 90 days after 
March 25, 2015, the Administrator shall modify the 
policy directives issued pursuant to this subsection 
to establish the authority of each Secretary of a 
military department to manage and operate the 
SBIR program funded under subsection (f)(5).’’; 
(6) in subsection (k)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (f)(1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection 
(f)’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (n)(1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection 
(n)’’; 
(7) in subsection (m), by inserting ‘‘, except as 
provided in subsections (f)(5) and (n)(4)’’ after 
‘‘2017’’; 
(8) in subsection (n)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘The 
percentage’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 
in paragraph (4), the percentage’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) REQUIRED EXPENDITURE FOR MILITARY 
DEPARTMENTS.—The Secretary of each military de-
partment shall expend, in connection with STTR, 
not more than 5 percent of each such military de-
partment’s extramural budget for research or re-
search and development for fiscal year 2018 and 
each subsequent fiscal year.’’; 
(9) in subsection (o)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘Code;’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Code, and in other reports that direct 
the research and development and acquisition proc-
esses of the Department of Defense;’’; 
(10) in subsection (p), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) MODIFICATIONS
RELATED
TO
MILITARY 
DEPARTMENTS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of the Agile Acquisition to Retain 
Technological Edge Act, the Administrator shall 
modify the policy directives issued pursuant to this 
subsection to establish the authority of each Sec-
retary of a military department to manage and oper-
ate the STTR program funded under subsection 
(n)(4).’’; 
(11) in subsection (r)(4), by adding at the end 
the following sentence: ‘‘For the Department of De-
fense, such Phase III awards shall be made in con-
formance with defense and national security mis-
sions and programs.’’; 
(12) in subsection (x)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘(or 
its successor)’’ before the period at the end; 
(13) in subsection (aa)(4)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘OR PROJECT’’ after ‘‘TOPIC’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or project’’ after ‘‘topic’’; 
(14) in subsection (bb)(1), by striking ‘‘another 
Federal agency’’ and inserting ‘‘one or more other 
Federal agencies’’; 
(15) in subsection (ff)(1)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘1 additional Phase II 
SBIR award or Phase II STTR award’’ and in-
serting ‘‘one or more additional Phase II SBIR 
awards or Phase II STTR awards’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘from one or more Fed-
eral agencies’’ after ‘‘project’’; and 
(16) in subsection (qq)(2), by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) IMPLEMENTATION
DEADLINE.—The 
head of each Federal agency shall implement 
the requirements described under subparagraph 
(A) not later than December 31, 2017.’’. 
SEC. 507. EXTENSION OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVEL-
OPMENT RAPID INNOVATION PROGRAM. 
Subsection (d) of section 1073 of the Ike Skeleton 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 
(Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4366; 10 U.S.C. 2359 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘through 2015’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘through 2020’’. 
TITLE VI—REPEAL OR REVISION 
OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 601. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
(a) REPORTS RELATED TO MILITARY PERSONNEL 
ISSUES (OTHER THAN HEALTH CARE).— 
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(1) REPORT ON VOTING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 
EFFECTIVENESS
AND
COMPLIANCE.—Section 
1566(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after the subsection 
heading; and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3). 
(2) REPORT ON AVIATION OFFICER RETENTION 
BONUSES.—Section 301b(i) of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ after the subsection 
heading; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2). 
(3) REPORT
ON
FOREIGN
LANGUAGE
PRO-
FICIENCY INCENTIVE PAY.—Section 316a of title 37, 
United States Code, as amended by section 615(5) 
of this Act, is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (f); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (f). 
(4) REPORT ON USE OF WAIVER AUTHORITY 
FOR MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY APPOINTMENTS.— 
Section 553 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 
U.S.C. 4346 note) is amended— 
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(A) by striking subsection (e); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (e). 
(5) REPORT ON INCREASE IN JUNIOR RESERVE 
OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS UNITS.—Subsection (e) 
of section 548 of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Pub-
lic Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4466) is repealed. 
(6) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF YELLOW 
RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.— 
(A) REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
582(e) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 
10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended by striking 
paragraph (4). 
(B) CONFORMING
REPEAL.—Section 597 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 
U.S.C. 10101 note) is repealed. 
(7) REPORT ON LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY 
ASSISTANCE RELATED TO DOD ACTIVITIES.—Section 
574 of the John Warner National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 
364; 20 U.S.C. 7703b note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (c); and 
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(B) by redesignating subsections (d) and 
(e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 
(b) REPORTS RELATED TO HEALTH CARE.— 
(1) REPORTS ON HEALTH PROTECTION QUAL-
ITY AND HEALTH ASSESSMENT DATA.— 
(A) Section 1073b of title 10, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 1073b. 
(2) REPORT ON STANDARDS OF FACILITIES.— 
Section 1648 of the Wounded Warrior Act (10 
U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended by striking subsection 
(f). 
(3) REPORT ON INSPECTIONS OF FACILITIES.— 
Section 1662 of the Wounded Warrior Act (10 
U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) REQUIRED INSPEC-
TIONS OF FACILITIES.—’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (b). 
(4) REPORT ON INSPECTIONS OF OTHER FA-
CILITIES.—Section 3307 of the U.S. Troop Readi-
ness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq 
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Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (10 U.S.C. 
1073 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (d); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (d). 
(c) REPORTS RELATED TO READINESS.— 
(1) REPORT ON ARSENAL SUPPORT PROGRAM 
INITIATIVE.—Section 323 of the Floyd Spence Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2001 (Public Law 106–398; 10 U.S.C. 4551 note) 
is amended by striking subsection (g). 
(2) GAO REVIEW OF CONTRACTOR-OPERATED 
CIVIL
ENGINEERING
SUPPLY
STORES
PROGRAM.— 
Section 345 of the Strom Thurmond National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Pub-
lic Law 105–26; 112 Stat. 1978) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (d); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (d). 
(d) REPORTS RELATED TO NAVAL VESSELS AND 
MERCHANT MARINE.— 
(1) REPORT ON NAMING OF NAVAL VESSELS.— 
Section 7292 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (d). 
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(2) REPORT ON TRANSFER OF VESSELS STRICK-
EN FROM NAVAL VESSEL REGISTER.—Section 7306 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (d); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (e) and 
(f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively. 
(3) REPORTS ON MISSION MODULES OF LIT-
TORAL COMBAT SHIP.—Section 126 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(Public Law 112–239) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL QUAR-
TERLY REPORTS.—’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (b). 
(4) REPORT ON COST ESTIMATE OF CVN–79.— 
Section 122 of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 
109–364; 120 Stat. 2104), as most recently amend-
ed by section 121 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113– 
66), is amended by striking subsection (f). 
(5) REPORT ON ASSESSMENTS OF FIRST SHIP 
OF A SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM.—Section 124 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008 is repealed. 
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(6) ANNUAL REPORT OF FEDERAL MARITIME 
COMMISSION.— 
(A) Section 50111 of title 46, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 501 of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 50111. 
(7) DISCRETIONARY
REPORTS
NO
LONGER 
NEEDED.—The Secretary of the Navy is not re-
quired to submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees— 
(A) a report, or updates to such a report, 
on open architecture as described in Senate Re-
port 110–077; or 
(B) a monthly report on Ford class air-
craft carriers not otherwise required by law. 
(e) REPORTS RELATED TO NUCLEAR, PROLIFERA-
TION, AND RELATED MATTERS.— 
(1) REPORT ON PROLIFERATION SECURITY INI-
TIATIVE.—Section 1821(b) of the Implementing 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007 (50 U.S.C. 2911) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3). 
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(2) REPORT ON WARHEAD LIFE EXTENSION OP-
TIONS.—The National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66) is amended 
by repealing section 3118. 
(3) REPORT
ON
NUCLEAR
WEAPONS
COUN-
CIL.—Section 179 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (g). 
(4) 
BRIEFINGS
ON
DIALOGUE
BETWEEN 
UNITED STATES AND RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON NU-
CLEAR ARMS.—Section 1282 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (22 
U.S.C. 5951 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (a); and 
(B) by redesignating subsections (b) and 
(c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively. 
(5) IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN
FOR
WHOLE-OF- 
GOVERNMENT
VISION
PRESCRIBED
IN
THE
NA-
TIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY.—Section 1072 of the 
National Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (50 
U.S.C. 3043 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) IMPLEMENTATION 
PLAN.—’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (b); and 
(C) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b). 
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(f) REPORTS RELATED TO MISSILE DEFENSE.— 
(1) REPORT
ON
GROUND-BASED
MIDCOURSE 
DEFENSE PROGRAM.—Section 234 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1340) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) SENSE
OF
CON-
GRESS.—’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (b). 
(2) REPORT ON MISSILE DEFENSE EXECUTIVE 
BOARD
ACTIVITIES.—Section 232 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1339) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b). 
(g) REPORTS RELATED TO ACQUISITION.— 
(1) REPORT ON FOREIGN PURCHASES.—Section 
8305 of title 41, United States Code, is repealed. 
(2) REPORT
ON
COST
ASSESSMENT
ACTIVI-
TIES.—Section 2334 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (f); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (f). 
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(3) REPORT ON PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS 
AND ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES.—Section 2438 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking sub-
section (f). 
(h) REPORTS RELATED TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.— 
(1) REPORT ON EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM FOR 
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.—Section 
1101 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 
105–261; 112 Stat. 2139) is amended by striking 
subsection (g). 
(2) REPORT
ON
PILOT
PROGRAM
FOR
EX-
CHANGE
OF
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
PER-
SONNEL.—Section 1110 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 
111–84; 123 Stat. 2493) is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (i); 
(B) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (i); and 
(C) in subsection (i) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B)), by amending paragraph (2) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) any employee whose assignment is allowed 
to continue by virtue of paragraph (1) shall be taken 
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into account for purposes of the numerical limitation 
under subsection (h).’’. 
(3) GAO REPORT WITH RESPECT TO DEPART-
MENT
OF
DEFENSE
PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT 
AND
WORKFORCE
INCENTIVE
SYSTEM.—Section 
9902(h) of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘and 
the Comptroller General,’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2). 
(i) MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORT
ON
REWARDS
FOR
COMBATING 
TERRORISM.—Section 127b of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (f); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (f). 
(2) REPORT
ON
TECHNOLOGICAL
MATURITY 
AND
INTEGRATION
RISK
OF
CRITICAL
TECH-
NOLOGIES.—Section 138b of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘(b)(1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(b)’’. 
(3) REPORT ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.—Sec-
tion 139b(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or (2)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘systems engineering master plans and’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘, systems engineering master plans,’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘systems engineering, development plan-
ning,’’ and inserting ‘‘development plan-
ning’’; and 
(v) by redesignating subparagraph 
(D) as subparagraph (F); 
(D) by transferring subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) of paragraph (4) to paragraph (2), as so 
redesignated, and redesignating those subpara-
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(8) REPORT ON AIRLIFT REQUIREMENTS.—Sec-
tion 112 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 
Stat. 1654) is repealed. 
(9) REPORT ON INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION 
ON
UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT
SYSTEMS.—Section 
1052(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 49 
U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended by striking para-
graph (4). 
(10) REPORT ON IN-KIND PAYMENTS.—Section 
2805 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 
2149) is repealed. 
(11) REPORT
ON
AIRBORNE
SIGNALS
INTEL-
LIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND
RECONNAISSANCE 
CAPABILITIES.—Section 112(b) of the Ike Skelton 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4153) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (3). 
(12) REPORTS ON STATUS OF NAVY NEXT GEN-
ERATION ENTERPRISE NETWORKS PROGRAM.—Sec-
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tion 1034 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110–417; 122 Stat. 4593) is repealed. 
TITLE 
VII—PLANNING, 
BUDG-
ETING, CONTRACTING, OVER-
SIGHT, AND OTHER RELATED 
MATTERS 
SEC. 701. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DIRECTOR OF 
OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION. 
(a) ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Section 139 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), 
(f), (g), (h), (i), (j), and (k) as subsections (d), (e), 
(f), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) The Director shall consider the potential for in-
creases in program cost estimates or delays in schedule 
estimates in the implementation of policies, procedures, 
and activities related to operational test and evaluation 
and shall take appropriate action to ensure that oper-
ational test and evaluation activities do not unnecessarily 
increase program costs or impede program schedules.’’. 
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(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
196(c)(1)(A)(ii) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 139(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 139(k)’’. 
SEC. 702. REPORT ON LINKING AND STREAMLINING RE-
QUIREMENTS, ACQUISITION, AND BUDGET 
PROCESSES WITHIN ARMED FORCES. 
(a) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Staff of 
the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of 
Staff of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Ma-
rine Corps shall each submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on efforts to link and streamline the 
requirements, acquisition, and budget processes within the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, respectively. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—Each report under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A specific description of— 
(A) the management actions the Chief con-
cerned or the Commandant has taken or plans 
to take to link and streamline the requirements, 
acquisition, and budget processes of the Armed 
Force concerned; 
(B) any reorganization or process changes 
that will link and streamline the requirements, 
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acquisition, and budget processes of the Armed 
Force concerned; and 
(C) any cross-training or professional de-
velopment initiatives of the Chief concerned or 
the Commandant. 
(2) For each description under paragraph (1)— 
(A) the specific timeline associated with 
implementation; 
(B) the anticipated outcomes once imple-
mented; and 
(C) how to measure whether or not those 
outcomes are realized. 
(3) Any other matters the Chief concerned or 
the Commandant considers appropriate. 
SEC. 703. REQUIRED REVIEW OF ACQUISITION-RELATED 
FUNCTIONS OF THE CHIEFS OF STAFF OF 
THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Chief of Staff of the 
Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff 
of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine 
Corps shall conduct a review of their current individual 
authorities provided in sections 3033, 5033, 8033, and 
5043 of title 10, United States Code, and other relevant 
statutes and regulations related to defense acquisitions for 
the purpose of developing such recommendations as the 
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Chief concerned or the Commandant considers necessary 
to further or advance the role of the Chief concerned or 
the Commandant in the development of requirements, ac-
quisition processes, and the associated budget practices of 
the Department of Defense. 
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than September 15, 2015, 
the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Oper-
ations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and the Com-
mandant of the Marine Corps shall each submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report containing, at 
a minimum, the following: 
(1) The recommendations developed by the 
Chief concerned or the Commandant under sub-
section (a) and other results of the review conducted 
under such subsection. 
(2) The actions the Chief concerned or the 
Commandant is taking, if any, within the Chief’s or 
Commandant’s existing authority to implement such 
recommendations. 
SEC. 704. FAR COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP FOR ADMINIS-
TRATOR OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) ADDITION OF ADMINISTRATOR OF SMALL BUSI-
NESS ADMINISTRATION TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGU-
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LATORY COUNCIL.—Section 1302(b)(1) of title 41, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C); 
(2) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’ 
at the end of subparagraph (D); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) the Administrator of the Small Busi-
ness Administration.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Such title is 
amended— 
(1) in section 1303(a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and the Administrator of 
National Aeronautics and Space,’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Administrator of National Aeronautics and 
Space, and the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and the National Aero-
nautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451 
et seq.),’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Aero-
nautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2451 
et seq.), and the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
631 et seq.),’’; and 
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(2) in section 1121(d), by striking ‘‘and the 
General Services Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
General Services Administration, and the Small 
Business Administration’’. 
SEC. 705. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF MATTERS RELATED TO 
BID PROTESTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR STUDY.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall enter into a contract with an inde-
pendent research entity that is a not-for-profit entity or 
a federally funded research and development center with 
appropriate expertise and analytical capability to carry out 
a comprehensive study of factors leading to the filing of 
bid protests. The study shall examine issues such as the 
following: 
(1) The variable influences on the net benefit 
(monetary and non-monetary) to contractors either 
filing a protest or indicating intent to file a protest. 
(2) The extent to which protests are filed by in-
cumbent contractors for purposes of extending a 
contract’s period of performance. 
(3) The extent to which companies file protests 
even if they do not contest that there was an error 
in the procurement process. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the independent entity shall 
provide to the Secretary and the congressional defense 
committees a report on the results of the study, along with 
any recommendations it may have. 
SEC. 706. PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS. 
(a) DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMMER-
CIAL ITEM DETERMINATIONS.—Section 2375 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR COMMERCIAL ITEM DETER-
MINATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall designate 
an individual within the Department of Defense to be re-
sponsible for making determinations that, for the purpose 
of procurement of an item by a component of the Depart-
ment of Defense, an item is a commercial item as de-
scribed in section 103 of title 41. The Secretary shall en-
sure that the designated individual receives sufficient— 
‘‘(A) staff and resources so that determinations 
are made in an expedient manner; and 
‘‘(B) staff support or authorities (or both) to 
provide technical expertise on the functionality of an 
item subject to determination and expertise in con-
ducting market research related to the item. 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall provide public 
access to Department of Defense determinations regard-
ing whether an item is a commercial item for the purpose 
of procurement by a component of the Department of De-
fense. Each determination shall include a summary expla-
nation of the basis for the determination.’’. 
(b) COMMERCIAL ITEM EXCEPTION TO SUBMISSION 
OF COST AND PRICING DATA.—Section 2306a(b) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION OF DETERMINATION OF 
COMMERCIAL ITEM.—For purposes of applying the 
commercial item exception under paragraph (1)(B) 
to the required submission of certified cost or pric-
ing data, the contracting officer shall use the deter-
minations made by the individual designated by the 
Secretary of Defense under section 2375(d) of this 
title.’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that the requirements of sections 2375(d) and 
2306a(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
this section, are implemented not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act to ensure that suffi-
cient capability is available within the Department of De-
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fense to make necessary determinations in a timely man-
ner. 
SEC. 707. AMENDMENT RELATING TO MULTIYEAR CON-
TRACT AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION OF 
PROPERTY. 
Paragraph (1) of section 2306b(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) That there is a reasonable expectation that 
the use of such a contract will result in lower total 
anticipated costs of carrying out the program than 
if the program were carried out through annual con-
tracts.’’. 
SEC. 708. USE OF RECENT PRICES PAID BY THE GOVERN-
MENT IN THE DETERMINATION OF PRICE 
REASONABLENESS. 
Section 2306a(b) of title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by section 706, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) A contracting officer may consider evi-
dence provided by an offeror of recent purchase 
prices paid by the Government for identical or simi-
lar commercial items in establishing price reason-
ableness on a subsequent purchase if the contracting 
officer is satisfied that the prices previously paid re-
main a valid reference for comparison after consid-
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ering the totality of other relevant factors such as 
the time elapsed since the prior purchase and any 
differences in the quantities purchased or applicable 
terms and conditions.’’. 
SEC. 709. CODIFICATION OF OTHER TRANSACTION AU-
THORITY 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
PROTOTYPE 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 845 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 
103–160; 10 U.S.C. 2371 note) is transferred to chapter 
139 of title 10, United States Code, inserted so as to ap-
pear after section 2371a, redesignated as section 2371b, 
and amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: 
‘‘§ 2371b. 
Authority 
of 
the 
Advanced 
Research 
Projects Agency to carry out certain pro-
totype projects’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘of title 10, United States 
Code’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘of this 
title’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘of title 41, United States 
Code’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘of title 
41’’; 
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(4) by amending subparagraph (B) of sub-
section (d)(1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) all parties to the transaction other than 
the Federal Government are innovative small busi-
ness and nontraditional contractors with unique ca-
pabilities relevant to the prototype project.’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (i). 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 2371a the following new 
item: 
‘‘2371b. Authority of the Advanced Research Projects Agency to carry out cer-
tain prototype projects.’’. 
SEC. 
710. 
AMENDMENTS 
TO 
CERTAIN 
ACQUISITION 
THRESHOLDS. 
(a) SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD GEN-
ERALLY.—Section 134 of title 41, United States Code, is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$100,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$500,000’’. 
(b) 
MICRO-PURCHASE
THRESHOLD.—Section 
1902(a) of title 41, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘$3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000’’. 
(c) SPECIAL EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 1903(b)(2) of title 41, United States Code, 
is amended— 
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(1) 
in 
subparagraph 
(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$250,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$750,000’’; and 
(2) 
in 
subparagraph 
(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,500,000’’. 
(d) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN RESERVATION.— 
Section 15(j)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(j)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$500,000’’. 
SEC. 711. REVISION OF METHOD OF ROUNDING WHEN MAK-
ING INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF ACQUISI-
TION-RELATED DOLLAR THRESHOLDS. 
Section 1908(e)(2) of title 41, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘on the day before the adjustment’’ and 
inserting ‘‘as calculated under paragraph (1)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C); and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) not less than $1,000,000, but less 
than $10,000,000, to the nearest $500,000; 
‘‘(E) not less than $10,000,000, but less 
than $100,000,000, to the nearest $5,000,000; 
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‘‘(F) not less than $100,000,000, but less 
than 
$1,000,000,000, 
to 
the 
nearest 
$50,000,000; and 
‘‘(G) $1,000,000,000 or more, to the near-
est $500,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 712. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR STAND-ALONE 
MANPOWER 
ESTIMATES 
FOR 
MAJOR 
DE-
FENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT.—Subsection (a)(1) 
of section 2434 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘and a manpower estimate for the program 
have’’ and inserting ‘‘has’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO REG-
ULATIONS.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); 
(2) by striking ‘‘shall require—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘that the independent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall require that the independent’’; 
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and re-
aligning those paragraphs so as to be two ems from 
the left margin; and 
(4) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and operations and sup-
port,’’ and inserting ‘‘operations and support, 
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and manpower to operate, maintain, and sup-
port the program upon full operational deploy-
ment,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and in-
serting a period. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2434. Independent cost estimates’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item relating to 
such section in the table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 144 of such title is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘2434. Independent cost estimates.’’. 
Æ 
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