678 
HR 2670 RDS
steel, brass, nickel, silver, titanium, and zirconium, 
requires explosion welding. 
(2) Explosion welding employs hundreds of 
highly skilled workers within the United States. 
(3) Explosion welded alloys can be found in 
every major United States naval platform, particu-
larly in Columbia-class submarines, Ford-class air-
craft carriers, and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) explosion welding is a critical capability for 
ensuring the national security of the United States 
and its allies; 
(2) a limited number of domestic companies 
produce explosion welded alloys that satisfy Depart-
ment of Defense requirements; 
(3) if domestic sources fail, demand would be 
fulfilled by China, creating an immediate supply 
chain vulnerability; and 
(4) the Department of Defense should take 
such steps as are necessary to ensure that the 
United States has a reliable and domestic source for 
explosion welding to support United States military 
needs. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00678
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
679 
HR 2670 RDS
SEC. 899B. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE MUNITION SURGE 
CAPACITY CRITICAL RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the 
service acquisition executive of each military department, 
is hereby authorized to establish a critical reserve of long- 
lead items and components to provide the capability to 
quickly access the required components to accelerate the 
delivery of munitions for the capabilities identified pursu-
ant to section 222c of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) LONG-LEAD DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘long-lead’’ means a material, component or subsystem 
that must be procured well in advance of the need for the 
munition necessary in order to meet a planned delivery 
schedule for a complete major end item. 
(c) QUANTITY.—The quantity of long-lead items re-
served pursuant to subsection (a) should be in amounts 
commensurate to fulfill the requirements identified as 
Out-Year Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirements 
and Out-Year inventory numbers under section 222c(a) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(d) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment may enter into one or more contracts, begin-
ning in fiscal year 2024, for the advance procurement of 
long-lead items and components associated with munitions 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00679
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
680 
HR 2670 RDS
in economic order quantities when cost savings are achiev-
able. 
SEC. 899C. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH CERTAIN 
ENTITIES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 
subsection (b), the Department of Defense may not 
enter into, renew, or extend a contract for the pro-
curement of goods or services with an entity de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—An entity described 
in this paragraph is an entity that is engaged in a 
boycott of the State of Israel. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) NATIONAL
SECURITY.—The prohibition 
under subsection (a) does not apply— 
(A) to the procurement of defense articles 
or defense services under existing contracts or 
subcontracts, including the exercise of options, 
for production quantities to satisfy require-
ments essential to the national security of the 
United States; 
(B) if the President determines in writing 
that— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00680
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
681 
HR 2670 RDS
(i) the entity otherwise sanctioned 
pursuant to subsection (a) is a sole source 
supplier of the defense articles or services; 
(ii) the defense articles or services are 
essential; and 
(iii) alternative sources are not readily 
or reasonably available; 
(C) if the President determines in writing 
that such articles or services are essential to the 
national security under defense production 
agreements; or 
(D) to the procurement of— 
(i) spare parts that are essential to 
United States products or production; 
(ii) component parts essential to 
United States products or production; 
(iii) routine servicing and mainte-
nance of products, to the extent that alter-
native sources are not readily or reason-
ably available; or 
(iv) information and technology essen-
tial to United States products or produc-
tion. 
(2) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.—The Presi-
dent may waive the application of subsection (a) on 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00681
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
682 
HR 2670 RDS
a case-by-case basis for periods not to exceed 180 
days if the President— 
(A) determines that the waiver is in the 
vital national security interest of the United 
States; and 
(B) submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the determination 
and the reasons for the determination. 
(3) INTELLIGENCE
WAIVER.—The President 
may waive the application of subsection (a) on a 
case-by-case basis for periods not to exceed 180 days 
if the President— 
(A) determines that the waiver is necessary 
to prevent the disclosure of intelligence sources 
or methods; and 
(B) submits to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report, consistent with the 
protection of intelligence sources and methods, 
on the determination and the reasons for the 
determination. 
(c) REQUIREMENT TO REVISE REGULATIONS.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Defense Fed-
eral Acquisition Regulation Supplement, and the Uniform 
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00682
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
683 
HR 2670 RDS
Requirements for Federal Awards shall be revised to im-
plement subsection (a). 
(d) REMEDIES FOR FALSE INFORMATION.—If the 
head of an executive agency determines that an entity has 
submitted false information pursuant to the requirements 
of subsection (a) on or after the date on which the applica-
ble revision of regulations required under subsection (c) 
becomes effective— 
(1) the head of the executive agency shall ter-
minate any contract awarded to such entity as a re-
sult of such false information and debar or suspend 
such person from eligibility for Federal contracts for 
a period of not less than 4 years in accordance with 
the procedures that apply to debarment and suspen-
sion under the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and 
(2) the Administrator of General Services shall 
include the entity on the ‘‘List of Parties Excluded 
from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement 
Programs’’ maintained by the Administrator under 
part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘boycott action’’ means refusing 
to deal, terminating business activities, or limiting 
commercial relations. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00683
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
684 
HR 2670 RDS
(2) The term ‘‘boycott of the State of Israel’’ 
means engaging in a boycott action targeting— 
(A) the State of Israel; and 
(B)(i) companies or individuals doing busi-
ness in or with the State of Israel; or 
(ii) companies authorized by, licensed by, 
or organized under the laws of the State of 
Israel to do business. 
(3) The term ‘‘entity’’ includes— 
(A) a corporation, partnership, limited li-
ability company, or similar entity; and 
(B) any wholly-owned subsidiary, majority- 
owned subsidiary, parent company, or affiliate 
of an entity described in subparagraph (A). 
SEC. 899D. REVIEW OF PROPOSED ACTIONS. 
Section 183a(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘The Clearinghouse shall ensure 
that a governor has at least 120 days after the date on 
which the governor receives the notice of presumed risk 
to provide any such comments and shall provide detailed 
information and other information necessary to ensure 
that the governor can fully understand the nature of the 
presumed risk.’’ after the first sentence. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00684
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
685 
HR 2670 RDS
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary 
of Defense and Related Matters 
SEC. 901. UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SCIENCE 
AND INNOVATION INTEGRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 133a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 133a. Under Secretary of Defense for Science and 
Innovation Integration 
‘‘(a) UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.—There is an 
Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation 
Integration, appointed from civilian life by the President, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. A per-
son may not be appointed as Under Secretary within seven 
years after relief from active duty as a commissioned offi-
cer of a regular component of an armed force. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Under Secretary shall 
be appointed from among persons who have an extensive 
technology or science background and experience in— 
‘‘(1) private or venture capital, commercial in-
novation, or prototype-to-production transition; and 
‘‘(2) 
managing 
complex 
programs 
and 
leveraging public-private capital partnerships. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00685
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
686 
HR 2670 RDS
‘‘(c) DUTIES AND POWERS.—Subject to the author-
ity, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the 
Under Secretary shall perform such duties and exercise 
such powers as the Secretary may prescribe, including— 
‘‘(1) serving as the chief technology officer of 
the Department of Defense with the mission of ad-
vancing technology, innovation, and the integration 
of commercial technology for the armed forces (and 
the Department); 
‘‘(2) establishing policies on, and supervising, 
all elements of the Department relating to the iden-
tification of commercial technology for potential use 
by the Department and integration of such tech-
nology into the armed forces (and the Department), 
including— 
‘‘(A) implementing the preference under 
section 3453 of this title for the use of commer-
cial technology when suitable to meet the needs 
of Department; and 
‘‘(B) ensuring implementation of a mod-
ular open system approach (as defined in sec-
tion 4401(b) of title 10, United States Code) to 
encourage increased competition and the more 
frequent use of commercial technology within 
the Department; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00686
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
687 
HR 2670 RDS
‘‘(3) establishing policies on, and supervising, 
all defense research and engineering, technology de-
velopment, technology transition, appropriate proto-
typing activities, experimentation, and developmental 
testing activities and programs and unifying defense 
research and engineering efforts across the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(4) serving as the principal advisor to the Sec-
retary on all commercial innovation and integration, 
research, engineering, and technology development 
activities and programs in the Department; and 
‘‘(5) along with the Vice Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, providing for an alternate path to 
integrate commercial technology into the Depart-
ment that does not include applying the Joint Capa-
bilities Integration and Development System process 
to the acquisition of technology that readily exists in 
the commercial sector. 
‘‘(d) PRECEDENCE IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
‘‘(1) PRECEDENCE IN MATTERS OF RESPONSI-
BILITY.—With regard to all matters for which the 
Under Secretary has responsibility by the direction 
of the Secretary of Defense or by law, the Under 
Secretary takes precedence in the Department of 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00687
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
688 
HR 2670 RDS
Defense after the Secretary and the Deputy Sec-
retary of Defense. 
‘‘(2) PRECEDENCE IN OTHER MATTERS.—With 
regard to all matters other than the matters for 
which the Under Secretary has responsibility by the 
direction of the Secretary or by law, the Under Sec-
retary takes precedence in the Department of De-
fense after the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary 
of Defense.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE 10.—Title 10, United States Code, as 
amended by subsection (a), is further amended by 
striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Science and In-
novation Integration’’. 
(2) TITLE 5.—Title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for 
Science and Innovation Integration’’. 
(3) 
NATIONAL
DEFENSE
AUTHORIZATION 
ACTS.—Each of the following Acts is amended by 
striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering’’ each place it appears and insert-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00688
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
689 
HR 2670 RDS
ing ‘‘Under Secretary of Defense for Science and In-
novation Integration’’: 
(A) The National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91). 
(B) The John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
Law 115–232). 
(C) The National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92). 
(D) The William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 
(E) The National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81). 
(F) The James M. Inhofe National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117–263). 
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law (other 
than this section), regulation, map, document, paper, or 
other record of the United States to the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Science and Innovation Integration. 
(d) SERVICE OF INCUMBENT IN POSITION.—The in-
dividual serving as Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00689
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
690 
HR 2670 RDS
search and Engineering as of the effective date specified 
in subsection (e) may serve as Under Secretary of Defense 
for Science and Innovation Integration commencing as of 
that date without further appointment under section 133a 
of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection 
(a)). 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall take effect one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 902. REPEAL OF POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF COST AS-
SESSMENT AND PROGRAM EVALUATION. 
(a) REPEAL OF POSITION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 139a of title 10, 
United States Code is repealed. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEALS.—The following pro-
visions of law are repealed: 
(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 131(b)(4) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(B) Subparagraph (A) of section 131(b)(8) 
of such title. 
(C) 
Subparagraph 
(C) 
of 
section 
2222(e)(6) of such title. 
(D) Chapter 222 of such title. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00690
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
691 
HR 2670 RDS
(E) Paragraph (5) of section 1672(c) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263). 
(F) Subparagraph (E) of section 223(c)(1) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 
U.S.C. 4172 note). 
(G) Subparagraph (C) of section 836(e)(2) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 
U.S.C. 3101 note prec.). 
(H) 
Subparagraph 
(E) 
of 
section 
231(d)(2)of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116—92; 
10 U.S.C. 4571 note). 
(I) Section 101(c) of the Weapon Systems 
Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 
111–23; 10 U.S.C. 139a note). 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 5315 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Director of Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation, Depart-
ment of Defense.’’. 
(B) Section 118(e) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Director 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00691
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
692 
HR 2670 RDS
of Cost Assessment and Performance Evalua-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition and Sustainment’’. 
(C) Section 181 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) in subsection (d)— 
(I) by striking subparagraph (F); 
and 
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (G) and (H) as subparagraphs 
(F) and (G), respectively; and 
(ii) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘, 
such as the Office of Cost Assessment and 
Program Evaluation,’’. 
(D) Section 134(b)(5) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘ and the 
Director of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation’’. 
(E) Section 225(e)(4) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a period; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (C). 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00692
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
693 
HR 2670 RDS
(F) Section 231a(c)(2)(E) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘of the 
Office of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘of another or-
ganization of the Department of Defense’’; 
and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘of the 
Office of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘of such other 
organization’’. 
(G) Section 499a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘act-
ing through the Director for Cost Esti-
mating and Program Evaluation’’ and in-
serting ‘‘acting through the official des-
ignated under section 902(b) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2024’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the 
Director of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘the official de-
scribed in subsection (a)’’; 
(iii) in subsection (c)— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00693
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
694 
HR 2670 RDS
(I) in paragraph (1)— 
(aa) in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘the Director of Cost Assessment 
and Program Evaluation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the official described 
in subsection (a)’’; and 
(bb) in subparagraph (B), 
by striking ‘‘such Directors’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the official and the Di-
rector’’; 
(II) in paragraph (2)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘Director of 
Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘offi-
cial described in subsection (a)’’; 
and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘such Di-
rectors’’ and inserting ‘‘the offi-
cial and the Director’’; and 
(III) in paragraph (3), by strik-
ing ‘‘the Director of Cost Assessment 
and Program Evaluation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the official described in sub-
section (a)’’; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00694
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
695 
HR 2670 RDS
(iv) in subsection (d)(2), by striking 
‘‘the Director of Cost Assessment and Pro-
gram Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘the offi-
cial described in subsection (a)’’. 
(H) Section 3501(i)(3)(B) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘conducted on the basis of section 3226(b) of 
this title,’’. 
(I) Section 4251 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) in subsection (b)— 
(I) in paragraph (6), by striking 
‘‘consistent with study guidance devel-
oped by the Director of Cost Assess-
ment and Program Evaluation’’; and 
(II) in paragraph (7), by striking 
‘‘, with the concurrence of the Direc-
tor of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation,’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (c)(1)(F), by strik-
ing ‘‘conducted by the Director of Cost As-
sessment and Program Evaluation’’. 
(J) Section 4252(a)(3)(C) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘, 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00695
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
696 
HR 2670 RDS
with the concurrence of the Director of Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation,’’. 
(K) Section 4325(c) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Di-
rector of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘the Direc-
tor’’ and inserting ‘‘the Under Sec-
retary’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (C), by 
striking ‘‘with the concurrence of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui-
sition and Sustainment,’’. 
(L) Section 4376 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(2), by striking 
‘‘in consultation with the Director of Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation,’’; 
and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00696
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
697 
HR 2670 RDS
(ii) in subsection (b)(2)(C), by strik-
ing ‘‘by the Director of Cost Assessment 
and Program Evaluation’’. 
(M) Section 4506 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended striking ‘‘Director of 
Cost Assessment and Performance Evaluation’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment’’. 
(N) Section 351(b) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117–263) is amended by striking 
‘‘Director of Cost Assessment and Performance 
Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment’’. 
(O) Section 1640(c)(1) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117–263) is amended by striking 
‘‘Director of the Office of Cost Assessment and 
Program Evaluation of the Department of De-
fense’’ and inserting ‘‘official designated under 
section 902(b) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2024’’. 
(P) Section 833(e)(2)(A) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00697
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
698 
HR 2670 RDS
(Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is 
amended— 
(i) by striking clause (vi); and 
(ii) by redesignating clause (vii) as 
clause (vi). 
(Q) Section 1507(c)(1) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 167b note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Cost Assessment and 
Program Evaluation,’’. 
(R) Section 834(f) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public 
Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘Director of Cost Assessment 
and Program Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment’’. 
(S) Section 1251(d) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is 
amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking 
‘‘the Director of Cost Assessment and Pro-
gram Evaluation,’’; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00698
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
699 
HR 2670 RDS
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
‘‘, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comp-
troller), and the Director of Cost Assess-
ment and Program Evaluation’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘and the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller)’’. 
(T) Section 1664(a)(2) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 179 note) is 
amended— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(B) through (D) as subparagraphs (A) 
through (C), respectively. 
(U) Section 1709 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public 
Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amend-
ed— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘, the 
Director of the Joint Staff, and the Direc-
tor of Cost Assessment and Program Eval-
uation’’ and inserting ‘‘and the Director of 
the Joint Staff’’; and 
(ii) in subsection (b)(5), by striking ‘‘, 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00699
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
700 
HR 2670 RDS
and the Director of Cost Assessment and 
Program Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
the Chairman of the Joint chiefs of Staff’’. 
(V) Section 1053(f)(1)(B)(ii) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 
113 note) is— 
(i) 
in 
the 
heading, 
by 
striking 
‘‘CAPE’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Director of Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment’’. 
(W) Section 839(b) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
(Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 4171 note)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘shall’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘coordinate 
with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘the Director for 
Cost Assessment and Program Eval-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00700
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
701 
HR 2670 RDS
uation or another’’ and inserting 
‘‘an’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘the Director of 
Operational Test and Evaluation, the 
senior official of the Department of 
Defense with responsibility for devel-
opmental testing,’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
senior official of the Department of 
Defense with responsibility for devel-
opmental testing’’. 
(X) Section 925(b)(2) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 4271 note) is 
amended— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(C) as subparagraph (B). 
(Y) Section 3113(b) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note) is 
amended by striking paragraph (4). 
(Z) Section 1618(a) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00701
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
702 
HR 2670 RDS
(Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘and the Director of Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation’’. 
(AA) Section 907(a)(1) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 
(Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1564 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘acting through the Direc-
tor of Cost Assessment and Program Evalua-
tion and’’. 
(BB) Section 836(a)(2) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 22 U.S.C. 2767 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘, the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering, and 
the Director of Cost Assessment and Program 
Evaluation of the Department of Defense’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering’’. 
(CC) Section 201(d) of the Weapon Sys-
tems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Public 
Law 111–23; 10 U.S.C. 181 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Director of Cost Assessment and 
Program Evaluation’’ and inserting ‘‘official 
designated under section 902(b) of the National 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00702
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
703 
HR 2670 RDS
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2024’’. 
(DD) Section 3221 of the National Nu-
clear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 
2411(e)) is amended— 
(i) by striking subsection (e); and 
(ii) by redesignating subsections (f) 
through (i) as subsections (e) through (h), 
respectively. 
(EE) Section 4217(c) of the Atomic En-
ergy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2537(c)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘acting through the Direc-
tor of Cost Assessment and Program Evalua-
tion and’’. 
(4) 
EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The 
repeals 
and 
amendments made by this subsection shall take ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) each duty or responsibility that remains as-
signed to the Director of Cost Assessment and Pro-
gram Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall 
be transferred to an officer or employee of the De-
partment of Defense designated by the Secretary of 
Defense, except that any officer or employee so des-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00703
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
707 
HR 2670 RDS
Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall, in con-
sultation with the Performance Improvement Officer 
of the Department of Defense,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘the 
Chief Management Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the Per-
formance Improvement Officer’’. 
(d) REMOVAL OF CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER AS 
RECIPIENT OF REPORTS OF AUDITS BY EXTERNAL AUDI-
TORS.—Section 240d(d)(1)(A) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘and the Chief Management Officer of the De-
partment of Defense’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO PROVISIONS OF 
LAW RELATED TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT EX-
EMPTIONS.—Such title is further amended— 
(1) in section 130e— 
(A) by striking subsection (d); 
(B) by redesignating subsections (e) and 
(f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(C) in subsection (d), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘, or the Secretary’s 
designee,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, through the Office 
of the Director of Administration and 
Management’’; and 
(2) in section 2254a— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:13 Jul 28, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00707
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2670.RDS
H2670
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB