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July 1, 2009, and every two years thereafter and 
provide a copy to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
implementation of this section and a copy of the strategic 
management plan required by subsection (d). 
SEC. 905. REVISION IN GUIDANCE RELATING TO COMBAT-
ANT COMMAND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 905(b)(1) of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2353) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and mutually supportive of’’. 
SEC. 906. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BOARD OF ACTU-
ARIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
182 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 183. Department of Defense Board of Actuaries 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Depart-
ment of Defense a Department of Defense Board of Actu-
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aries (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
‘Board’). 
‘‘(b) MEMBERS.—(1) The Board shall consist of 
three members who shall be appointed by the Secretary 
of Defense from among qualified professional actuaries 
who are members of the Society of Actuaries. 
‘‘(2) The members of the Board shall serve for a term 
of 15 years, except that a member of the Board appointed 
to fill a vacancy occurring before the end of the term for 
which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall only 
serve until the end of such term. A member may serve 
after the end of the member’s term until the member’s 
successor takes office. 
‘‘(3) A member of the Board may be removed by the 
Secretary of Defense only for misconduct or failure to per-
form functions vested in the Board. 
‘‘(4) A member of the Board who is not an employee 
of the United States is entitled to receive pay at the daily 
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay of the highest 
rate of basic pay then currently being paid under the Gen-
eral Schedule of subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 
for each day the member is engaged in the performance 
of the duties of the Board and is entitled to travel ex-
penses, including a per diem allowance, in accordance with 
section 5703 of that title in connection with such duties. 
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‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Board shall have the following 
duties: 
‘‘(1) To review valuations of the Department of 
Defense Military Retirement Fund in accordance 
with section 1465(c) of this title and submit to the 
President and Congress, not less often than once 
every four years, a report on the status of that 
Fund, including such recommendations for modifica-
tions to the funding or amortization of that Fund as 
the Board considers appropriate and necessary to 
maintain that Fund on a sound actuarial basis. 
‘‘(2) To review valuations of the Department of 
Defense Education Benefits Fund in accordance 
with section 2006(e) of this title and make rec-
ommendations to the President and Congress on 
such modifications to the funding or amortization of 
that Fund as the Board considers appropriate to 
maintain that Fund on a sound actuarial basis. 
‘‘(3) To review valuations of such other funds 
as the Secretary of Defense shall specify for pur-
poses of this section and make recommendations to 
the President and Congress on such modifications to 
the funding or amortization of such funds as the 
Board considers appropriate to maintain such funds 
on a sound actuarial basis. 
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‘‘(d) RECORDS.—The Secretary of Defense shall en-
sure that the Board has access to such records regarding 
the funds referred to in subsection (c) as the Board shall 
require to determine the actuarial status of such funds. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.—(1) The Board shall submit to the 
Secretary of Defense on an annual basis a report on the 
actuarial status of each of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Department of Defense Military Re-
tirement Fund. 
‘‘(B) The Department of Defense Education 
Benefits Fund. 
‘‘(C) Each other fund specified by Secretary 
under subsection (c)(3). 
‘‘(2) The Board shall also furnish its advice and opin-
ion on matters referred to it by the Secretary.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 182 the following new item: 
‘‘183. Department of Defense Board of Actuaries’’. 
(3) INITIAL SERVICE AS BOARD MEMBERS.— 
Each member of the Department of Defense Retire-
ment Board of Actuaries or the Department of De-
fense Education Benefits Board of Actuaries as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act shall serve as 
an initial member of the Department of Defense 
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Board of Actuaries under section 183 of title 10, 
United States Code (as added by paragraph (1)), 
from that date until the date otherwise provided for 
the completion of such individual’s term as a mem-
ber of the Department of Defense Retirement Board 
of Actuaries or the Department of Defense Edu-
cation Benefits Board of Actuaries, as the case may 
be, unless earlier removed by the Secretary of De-
fense. 
(b) TERMINATION OF EXISTING BOARDS OF ACTU-
ARIES.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
RETIREMENT 
BOARD OF ACTUARIES.—(A) Section 1464 of title 
10, United States Code, is repealed. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 74 of such title is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 1464. 
(2) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
EDUCATION 
BENEFITS BOARD OF ACTUARIES.—Section 2006 of 
such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (e); 
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(C) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), 
and (h) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respec-
tively; 
(D) in subsection (e), as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ 
in paragraph (5) and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; 
and 
(E) in subsection (f), as so redesignated— 
(i) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
‘‘subsection (f)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (e)(3)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
‘‘subsection (f)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (e)(4)’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 1175(h)(4) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Retirement’’ 
the first place it appears. 
(2) Section 1460(b) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘Retirement’’. 
(3) Section 1466(c)(3) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘Retirement’’. 
(4) Section 12521(6) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘Department of Defense Education Ben-
efits Board of Actuaries referred to in section 
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2006(e)(1) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘Department 
of Defense Board of Actuaries under section 183 of 
this title’’. 
SEC. 907. MODIFICATION OF BACKGROUND REQUIREMENT 
OF INDIVIDUALS APPOINTED AS UNDER SEC-
RETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ACQUISITION, 
TECHNOLOGY, AND LOGISTICS. 
Section 133(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘in the private sector’’. 
SEC. 908. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DE-
PARTMENTS 
FOR 
ACQUISITION 
MATTERS; 
PRINCIPAL MILITARY DEPUTIES. 
(a) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.—Section 3016(b) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5)(A) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Tech-
nology, and Logistics. The principal duty of the Assistant 
Secretary shall be the overall supervision of acquisition, 
technology, and logistics matters of the Department of the 
Army. 
‘‘(B) The Assistant Secretary shall have a Principal 
Military Deputy, who shall be a lieutenant general of the 
Army on active duty. The Principal Military Deputy shall 
be appointed from among officers who have significant ex-
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perience in the areas of acquisition and program manage-
ment. The position of Principal Military Deputy shall be 
designated as a critical acquisition position under section 
1733 of this title.’’. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY.—Section 5016(b) 
of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4)(A) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Develop-
ment, and Acquisition. The principal duty of the Assistant 
Secretary shall be the overall supervision of research, de-
velopment, and acquisition matters of the Department of 
the Navy. 
‘‘(B) The Assistant Secretary shall have a Principal 
Military Deputy, who shall be a vice admiral of the Navy 
or a lieutenant general of the Marine Corps on active duty. 
The Principal Military Deputy shall be appointed from 
among officers who have significant experience in the 
areas of acquisition and program management. The posi-
tion of Principal Military Deputy shall be designated as 
a critical acquisition position under section 1733 of this 
title.’’. 
(c) DEPARTMENT
OF
THE AIR FORCE.—Section 
8016(b) of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(4)(A) One of the Assistant Secretaries shall be the 
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. The 
principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be the over-
all supervision of acquisition matters of the Department 
of the Air Force. 
‘‘(B) The Assistant Secretary shall have a Principal 
Military Deputy, who shall be a lieutenant general of the 
Air Force on active duty. The Principal Military Deputy 
shall be appointed from among officers who have signifi-
cant experience in the areas of acquisition and program 
management. The position of Principal Military Deputy 
shall be designated as a critical acquisition position under 
section 1733 of this title.’’. 
(d) DUTY OF PRINCIPAL MILITARY DEPUTIES TO IN-
FORM SERVICE CHIEFS ON MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISI-
TION PROGRAMS.—Each Principal Military Deputy to a 
service acquisition executive shall be responsible for keep-
ing the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces concerned in-
formed of the progress of major defense acquisition pro-
grams. 
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SEC. 909. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TERM OF OFFICE OF 
THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND 
EVALUATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that the term of office 
of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the 
Department of Defense should be not less than five years. 
Subtitle B—Space Activities 
SEC. 911. SPACE PROTECTION STRATEGY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Con-
gress that the United States should place greater priority 
on the protection of national security space systems. 
(b) STRATEGY.—The Secretary of Defense, in con-
junction with the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
develop a strategy, to be known as the Space Protection 
Strategy, for the development and fielding by the United 
States of the capabilities that are necessary to ensure free-
dom of action in space for the United States. 
(c) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The strategy required by 
subsection (b) shall include each of the following: 
(1) An identification of the threats to, and the 
vulnerabilities of, the national security space systems 
of the United States. 
(2) A description of the capabilities currently 
contained in the program of record of the Depart-
ment of Defense and the intelligence community that 
ensure freedom of action in space. 
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(3) For each period covered by the strategy, a 
description of the capabilities that are needed for the 
period, including— 
(A) the hardware, software, and other ma-
terials or services to be developed or procured; 
(B) the management and organizational 
changes to be achieved; and 
(C) concepts of operations, tactics, tech-
niques, and procedures to be employed. 
(4) For each period covered by the strategy, an 
assessment of the gaps and shortfalls between the 
capabilities that are needed for the period and the 
capabilities currently contained in the program of 
record. 
(5) For each period covered by the strategy, a 
comprehensive plan for investment in capabilities 
that identifies specific program and technology in-
vestments to be made in that period. 
(6) A description of the current processes by 
which the systems protection requirements of the 
Department of Defense and the intelligence commu-
nity are addressed in space acquisition programs 
and during key milestone decisions, an assessment of 
the adequacy of those processes, and an identifica-
tion of the actions of the Department and the intel-
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ligence community for addressing any inadequacies 
in those processes. 
(7) A description of the current processes by 
which the Department of Defense and the intel-
ligence community program and budget for capabili-
ties (including capabilities that are incorporated into 
single programs and capabilities that span multiple 
programs), an assessment of the adequacy of those 
processes, and an identification of the actions of the 
Department and the intelligence community for ad-
dressing any inadequacies in those processes. 
(8) A description of the organizational and 
management structure of the Department of De-
fense and the intelligence community for addressing 
policy, planning, acquisition, and operations with re-
spect to capabilities, a description of the roles and 
responsibilities of each organization, and an identi-
fication of the actions of the Department and the in-
telligence community for addressing any inadequa-
cies in that structure. 
(d) PERIODS COVERED.—The strategy required by 
subsection (b) shall cover the following periods: 
(1) Fiscal years 2008 through 2013. 
(2) Fiscal years 2014 through 2019. 
(3) Fiscal years 2020 through 2025. 
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(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘capabilities’’ means space, air-
borne, and ground systems and capabilities for space 
situational awareness and for space systems protec-
tion; and 
(2) the term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3(4) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)). 
(f) REPORT; BIENNIAL UPDATE.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than six months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in conjunction with the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, shall submit to Congress a report 
on the strategy required by subsection (b), including 
each of the matters required by subsection (c). 
(2) BIENNIAL UPDATE.—Not later than March 
15 of each even-numbered year after 2008, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in conjunction with the Director 
of National Intelligence, shall submit to Congress an 
update to the report required by paragraph (1). 
(3) CLASSIFICATION.—The report required by 
paragraph (1), and each update required by para-
graph (2), shall be in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
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