(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such subchapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1725. Information technology acquisition positions.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
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 sec-
tion 1721(a) of this title.’’. 
SEC. 
208. 
DEFENSE 
ACQUISITION 
UNIVERSITY 
CUR-
RICULUM REVIEW. 
(a) CURRICULUM REVIEW.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
shall lead a review of the curriculum offered by the Defense 
Acquisition University to ensure it adequately supports the 
training and education requirements of acquisition profes-
sionals, particularly in service contracting, long term 
sustainment strategies, information technology, and rapid 
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acquisition. The review shall also involve the service acqui-
sition executives of each military department. 
(b) ANALYSIS
OF
FUNDING
REQUIREMENTS
FOR 
TRAINING.—Following the review conducted under sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall analyze the most 
recent future-years defense program to determine the 
amounts of estimated expenditures and proposed appro-
priations necessary to support the training requirements of 
the amendments made by section 205 of this Act, including 
any new training requirements determined after the review 
conducted under subsection (a). The Secretary shall identify 
any additional funding needed for such training require-
ments in the separate chapter on the defense acquisition 
workforce required in the next annual strategic workforce 
plan under 115b of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) REQUIREMENT FOR ONGOING CURRICULUM DE-
VELOPMENT WITH CERTAIN SCHOOLS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Section 1746 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.—The President of 
the Defense Acquisition University shall work with the rel-
evant professional schools and degree-granting institutions 
of the Department of Defense and military departments to 
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ensure that best practices are used in curriculum develop-
ment to support acquisition workforce positions.’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT
TO
SECTION
HEADING.—(A) 
The heading of section 1746 of such title is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 1746. Defense Acquisition University’’. 
(B) The item relating to section 1746 in the 
table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of 
chapter 87 of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘1746. Defense Acquisition University.’’. 
SEC. 209. COST ESTIMATING INTERNSHIP AND SCHOLAR-
SHIP PROGRAMS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to re-
quire the Department of Defense to develop internship and 
scholarship programs in cost estimating to underscore the 
importance of cost estimating, as a core acquisition func-
tion, to the acquisition process. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall de-
velop intern and scholarship programs in cost estimating 
for purposes of improving education and training in cost 
estimating and providing an opportunity to meet any cer-
tification requirements in cost estimating. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Such programs shall be estab-
lished not later than 270 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall be implemented for a four-year 
period following establishment of the programs. 
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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 re-
ceive preferential treatment, as the Under Secretary deter-
mines appropriate— 
(1) in financial matter matters, including— 
(A) consistent with the need to fund urgent 
warfighter requirements and operational needs, 
priority in the release of appropriated funds to 
such component; 
(B) relief from the frequency of financial re-
porting 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 restrictive 
than those required by law; or 
(D) such other measures as the Under Sec-
retary considers appropriate; and 
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