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(g) DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY LEGAL RESOURCES AND 
EXPERTISE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that— 
(A) the Defense Contract Audit Agency has sufficient 
legal resources and expertise to conduct its work in compli-
ance with applicable Department of Defense policies and 
procedures; and 
(B) such resources and expertise are provided in a 
manner that is consistent with the audit independence 
of the Defense Contract Audit Agency. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the steps taken to comply with 
the requirements of this subsection. 
SEC. 894. REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON ELIMINATING BAR-
RIERS TO CONTRACTING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Director of Small Business Programs in the 
Department of Defense, shall review barriers to firms that are 
not traditional suppliers to the Department of Defense wishing 
to contract with the Department of Defense and its defense supply 
centers and develop a set of recommendations on the elimination 
of such barriers. The Director shall identify and consult with a 
wide range of firms that are not traditional suppliers to the Depart-
ment of Defense for the purpose of identifying such barriers and 
developing such recommendations. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, a firm is 
not a traditional supplier of the Department of Defense if it does 
not currently have contracts and subcontracts to perform work 
for the Department of Defense with a total combined value in 
excess of $500,000. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
Congress a report summarizing the findings and recommendations 
of the review conducted pursuant to this section. 
SEC. 895. INCLUSION OF THE PROVIDERS OF SERVICES AND INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY IN THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND 
INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
(a) REVISED DEFINITIONS.—Section 2500 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or maintenance’’ and 
inserting ‘‘integration, services, or information technology’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or production’’ and 
inserting ‘‘production, integration, services, or information tech-
nology’’; 
(3) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking ‘‘and manufacturing’’ 
and inserting ‘‘manufacturing, integration, services, and 
information technology’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(15) The term ‘integration’ means the process of providing 
systems engineering and technical direction for a system for 
the purpose of achieving capabilities that satisfy program 
requirements.’’.
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(b) REVISED OBJECTIVES.—Section 2501(a) of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Supplying and equipping’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Supplying, equipping, and supporting’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and logistics for’’ and 
inserting ‘‘logistics, and other activities in support of’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and produce’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, produce, and support’’; and 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (8) and 
inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) Providing for the generation of services capabilities 
that are not core functions of the armed forces and that are 
critical to military operations within the national technology 
and industrial base. 
‘‘(7) Providing for the development, production, and integra-
tion of information technology within the national technology 
and industrial base.’’. 
(c) REVISED ASSESSMENTS.—Section 2505(b)(4) of such title is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘of this title)’’ the following ‘‘or major 
automated information system programs (as defined in section 
2445a of this title)’’. 
(d) REVISED POLICY GUIDANCE.—Section 2506(a) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘budget allocation, weapons’’ and inserting 
‘‘strategy, management, budget allocation,’’. 
SEC. 896. DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MANUFAC-
TURING AND INDUSTRIAL BASE POLICY; INDUSTRIAL BASE 
FUND. 
(a) DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY
OF DEFENSE.—Chapter 7 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 139d the following new section: 
‘‘§ 139e. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufac-
turing and Industrial Base Policy 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—There is a Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy, who shall 
be appointed by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics and shall report to the Under Secretary. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy shall be 
the principal advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion, Technology, and Logistics in the performance of the Under 
Secretary’s duties relating to the following: 
‘‘(1) Providing input on industrial base matters to strategy 
reviews, including quadrennial defense reviews conducted 
pursuant to section 118 of this title. 
‘‘(2) Establishing policies of the Department of Defense 
for maintenance of the defense industrial base of the United 
States. 
‘‘(3) Providing recommendations to the Under Secretary 
on budget matters pertaining to the industrial base. 
‘‘(4) Providing recommendations to the Under Secretary 
on supply chain management and supply chain vulnerability. 
‘‘(5) Providing input on industrial base matters to defense 
acquisition policy guidance.
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‘‘(6) Establishing the national security objectives concerning 
the national technology and industrial base required under 
section 2501 of this title. 
‘‘(7) Executing the national defense program for analysis 
of the national technology and industrial base required under 
section 2503 of this title. 
‘‘(8) Performing the national technology and industrial base 
periodic defense capability assessments required under section 
2505 of this title. 
‘‘(9) Establishing the technology and industrial base policy 
guidance required under section 2506 of this title. 
‘‘(10) Executing the authorities of the Manufacturing Tech-
nology Program under section 2521 of this title. 
‘‘(11) Carrying out the activities of the Department of 
Defense relating to the Defense Production Act Committee 
established under section 722 of the Defense Production Act 
of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2171). 
‘‘(12) Consistent with section 2(b) of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2062(b)), executing other applicable 
authorities provided under the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), including authorities under titles 
I and II of such Act. 
‘‘(13) Establishing policies related to international tech-
nology security and export control issues. 
‘‘(14) Establishing policies related to industrial independent 
research and development programs under section 2372 of this 
title. 
‘‘(15) Such other duties as are assigned by the Under Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in subsection (b)(9) may 
be construed to limit the authority or modify the policies of the 
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States established 
under section 721(k) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 
U.S.C. App. 2170(k)).’’. 
(b) INDUSTRIAL BASE FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 148 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 2508. Industrial Base Fund 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
an Industrial Base Fund (in this section referred to as the ‘Fund’). 
‘‘(b) CONTROL OF FUND.—The Fund shall be under the control 
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, 
and Logistics, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy. 
‘‘(c) AMOUNTS IN FUND.—The Fund shall consist of amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available to the Fund. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUND.—Subject to subsection (e), the Fund shall 
be used— 
‘‘(1) to support the monitoring and assessment of the indus-
trial base required by this chapter; 
‘‘(2) to address critical issues in the industrial base relating 
to urgent operational needs; 
‘‘(3) to support efforts to expand the industrial base; and 
‘‘(4) to address supply chain vulnerabilities.
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‘‘(e) USE OF FUND SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS.—The authority 
of the Secretary of Defense to use the Fund under this section 
in any fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations 
for that purpose. 
‘‘(f) EXPENDITURES.—The Secretary shall establish procedures 
for expending monies in the Fund in support of the uses identified 
in subsection (d), including the following: 
‘‘(1) Direct obligations from the Fund. 
‘‘(2) Transfers of monies from the Fund to relevant appro-
priations of the Department of Defense.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘2508. Industrial Base Fund.’’. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Department of Defense Management 
Sec. 901. Reorganization of Office of the Secretary of Defense to carry out reduction 
required by law in number of Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense. 
Subtitle B—Space Activities 
Sec. 911. Integrated space architectures. 
Sec. 912. Limitation on use of funds for costs of terminating contracts under the 
National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System 
Program. 
Sec. 913. Limitation on use of funds for purchasing Global Positioning System user 
equipment. 
Sec. 914. Plan for integration of space-based nuclear detection sensors. 
Sec. 915. Preservation of the solid rocket motor industrial base. 
Sec. 916. Implementation plan to sustain solid rocket motor industrial base. 
Sec. 917. Review and plan on sustainment of liquid rocket propulsion systems in-
dustrial base. 
Subtitle C—Intelligence-Related Matters 
Sec. 921. Five-year extension of authority for Secretary of Defense to engage in 
commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities. 
Sec. 922. Modification of attendees at proceedings of Intelligence, Surveillance, and 
Reconnaissance Integration Council. 
Sec. 923. Report on Department of Defense interservice management and coordina-
tion of remotely piloted aircraft support of intelligence, surveillance, and 
reconnaissance. 
Sec. 924. Report on requirements fulfillment and personnel management relating 
to Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance provided by 
remotely piloted aircraft. 
Subtitle D—Cyber Warfare, Cyber Security, and Related Matters 
Sec. 931. Continuous monitoring of Department of Defense information systems for 
cybersecurity. 
Sec. 932. Strategy on computer software assurance. 
Sec. 933. Strategy for acquisition and oversight of Department of Defense cyber 
warfare capabilities. 
Sec. 934. Report on the cyber warfare policy of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 935. Reports on Department of Defense progress in defending the Department 
and the defense industrial base from cyber events. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 941. Two-year extension of authorities relating to temporary waiver of reim-
bursement of costs of activities for nongovernmental personnel at De-
partment of Defense Regional Centers for Security Studies. 
Sec. 942. Additional requirements for quadrennial roles and missions review in 
2011.
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Sec. 943. Report on organizational structure and policy guidance of the Department 
of Defense regarding information operations. 
Sec. 944. Report on organizational structures of the geographic combatant com-
mand headquarters. 
Subtitle A—Department of Defense 
Management 
SEC. 901. REORGANIZATION OF OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE TO CARRY OUT REDUCTION REQUIRED BY LAW 
IN 
NUMBER 
OF 
DEPUTY 
UNDER 
SECRETARIES 
OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) REDESIGNATION OF CERTAIN POSITIONS IN OFFICE OF SEC-
RETARY OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) REDESIGNATION.—Positions in the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense are hereby redesignated as follows: 
(A) The Director of Defense Research and Engineering 
is redesignated as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering. 
(B) The Director of Operational Energy Plans and Pro-
grams is redesignated as the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Operational Energy Plans and Programs. 
(C) The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for 
Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs 
is redesignated as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs. 
(2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, rule, regula-
tion, paper, or other record of the United States to an office 
of the Department of Defense redesignated by paragraph (1) 
shall be deemed to be a reference to such office as so redesig-
nated. 
(b) AMENDMENTS
TO CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE 10 RELATING
TO 
REORGANIZATION.— 
(1) REPEAL OF SEPARATE PRINCIPAL DEPUTY UNDER SEC-
RETARY
OF
DEFENSE
PROVISIONS.—Sections 133a, 134a, and 
136a of title 10, United States Code, are repealed. 
(2) COMPONENTS OF OSD.—Subsection (b) of section 131 
of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) The Office of the Secretary of Defense is composed of 
the following: 
‘‘(1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The Under Secretaries of Defense, as follows: 
‘‘(A) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics. 
‘‘(B) The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. 
‘‘(C) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). 
‘‘(D) The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel 
and Readiness. 
‘‘(E) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. 
‘‘(3) The Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
‘‘(4) Other officers who are appointed by the President, 
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who 
report directly to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary without 
intervening authority, as follows:
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(E) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Director’s’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Deputy Assistant Secretary’s’’; and 
(4) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
‘‘DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR SYSTEMS 
ENGINEERING.—’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Director’’ each place it appears in 
paragraphs (2), (3), (5), and (6) and inserting ‘‘Deputy 
Assistant Secretary’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking the paragraph heading 
and inserting ‘‘COORDINATION WITH DEPUTY ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY OF DEFENSE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL TEST AND EVALUA-
TION.—’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Director’s’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Deputy Assistant Secretary’s’’. 
(f) REORGANIZATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS WITHIN CHAPTER 
4 TO ACCOUNT FOR OTHER TRANSFERS OF PROVISIONS.—Chapter 
4 of title 10, United States Code, is further amended by redesig-
nating sections 139c, 139d (as amended by subsection (e)), and 
139e (as added by section 896 of this Act) as sections 139a, 139b, 
and 139c, respectively. 
(g) REPEAL
OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT
FOR OFFICE
FOR 
MISSING PERSONNEL IN OSD.—Section 1501(a) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the 
following: ‘‘RESPONSIBILITY FOR MISSING PERSONNEL.—’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘establish within the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense an office to have responsibility for Depart-
ment of Defense policy’’ in the first sentence and inserting 
‘‘designate within the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
an official as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Affairs to have 
responsibility for Department of Defense matters’’; 
(B) by striking the second sentence; 
(C) by striking ‘‘of the office’’ and inserting ‘‘of the 
official designated under this paragraph’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph (A); 
(E) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subpara-
graph (C); and 
(F) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following 
new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) policy, control, and oversight of the program estab-
lished under section 1509 of this title, as well as the accounting 
for missing persons (including locating, recovering, and identi-
fying missing persons or their remains after hostilities have 
ceased); and’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as 
paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new para-
graph (2): 
‘‘(2) The official designated under paragraph (1) shall also 
serve as the Director, Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Per-
sonnel Office, as established under paragraph (6)(A), exercising 
authority, direction, and control over that activity.’’. 
(5) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated—
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(A) by striking ‘‘of the office’’ the first place it appears; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘head of the office’’ and inserting ‘‘offi-
cial designated under paragraph (1) and (2)’’; 
(6) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘office’’ and inserting ‘‘designated offi-
cial’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘evasion)’’ the following: ‘‘and 
for personnel accounting (including locating, recovering, 
and identifying missing persons or their remains after hos-
tilities have ceased)’’; 
(7) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘office’’ 
and inserting ‘‘designated official’’; and 
(8) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘(A)’’ the following: ‘‘The Sec-
retary of Defense shall establish an activity to account 
for personnel who are missing or whose remains have 
not been recovered from the conflict in which they 
were lost. This activity shall be known as the Defense 
Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office.’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘office’’ both places it appears and 
inserting ‘‘activity’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ‘‘to the office’’ 
and inserting ‘‘activity’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘to the office’’ and inserting 
‘‘activity’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘of the office’’ and inserting ‘‘of 
the activity’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘office’’ and 
inserting ‘‘activity’’. 
(h) CLARIFICATION OF HEAD OF OFFICE FOR FAMILY POLICY.— 
Section 1781 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking the second sentence and 
inserting the following new sentence: ‘‘The office shall be headed 
by the Director of Family Policy, who shall serve within the 
office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness.’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘the Office’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘the Director’’. 
(i) MODIFICATION OF STATUTORY LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF 
DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) DELAY IN LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF DUSDS.—Section 
906(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2426; 10 U.S.C. 137a 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2011’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 1, 2015’’. 
(2) TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR ADDITIONAL DUSDS.—During 
the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending on January 1, 2015, the Secretary of Defense 
may, in the Secretary’s discretion, appoint not more than five 
Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense in addition to the five 
Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense authorized by 
section 137a of title 10, United States Code (as amended by 
subsection (b)(3)). 
(3) REPORT ON PLAN FOR REORGANIZATION OF OSD.—
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(A) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than September 15, 
2013, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report setting forth a plan for the 
realignment of the organizational structure of the Office 
of the Secretary of Defense to comply with the requirement 
of section 906(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2010, as amended by paragraph (1). 
(B) ELEMENTS.—In preparing the report required by 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider, at a min-
imum, the feasibility of taking the following actions on 
or before January 1, 2015: 
(i) A merger of the position of Deputy Under Sec-
retary of Defense (Installations and Environment) and 
the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Oper-
ational Energy Plans and Programs (as established 
in accordance with the amendments made by sub-
section (b)(7)) into a single Assistant Secretary position. 
(ii) A realignment of positions within the Office 
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy to elimi-
nate the position of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
(Strategy, Plans, and Forces). 
(j) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10.— 
(1) Section 179(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ‘‘Assistant 
to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and 
Biological Defense Programs’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological 
Defense Programs’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘that Assistant to 
the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’. 
(2) Section 2272 of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘Director of Defense Research and Engineering’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering’’. 
(3) Section 2365 of such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Director of Defense 
Research and Engineering’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Sec-
retary’’; 
(B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘Director’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’; 
(C) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Director of Defense Research and 
Engineering’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Director may’’ and inserting 
‘‘Assistant Secretary may’’; and 
(D) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘Director’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’. 
(4) Sections 2350a(g)(3), 2366b(a)(3)(D), 2374a(a), and 
2517(a) of such title are amended by striking ‘‘Director of 
Defense Research and Engineering’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’’. 
(5) Section 2902(b) of such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Deputy Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Science and Technology’’ and inserting
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‘‘official within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering who is responsible 
for science and technology’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Deputy Under Sec-
retary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘official within the Office 
of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech-
nology, and Logistics who is’’. 
(k) SECTION HEADING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) The heading of section 137a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 137a. Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense’’. 
(B) The heading of section 138b of such title, as trans-
ferred and redesignated by subsection (b)(6), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 138b. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering’’. 
(C) The heading of section 138c of such title, as trans-
ferred and redesignated by subsection (b)(7), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 138c. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational 
Energy Plans and Programs’’. 
(D) The heading of section 138d of such title, as trans-
ferred and redesignated by subsection (b)(8), is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 138d. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, 
and Biological Defense Programs’’. 
(E) The section heading of section 139b of such title, 
as redesignated by subsection (f), is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘§ 139b. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Develop-
mental Test and Evaluation; Deputy Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Systems Engineering: joint 
guidance’’. 
(F) The heading of section 2438 of such title, as trans-
ferred and redesignated by subsection (d), is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘§ 2438. Performance assessments and root cause analyses’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
4 of such title is amended— 
(i) by inserting after the item relating to section 
132 the following new item: 
‘‘132a. Deputy Chief Management Officer.’’; 
(ii) by striking the items relating to sections 133a, 
134a, and 136a; 
(iii) by striking the item relating to section 137a 
and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘137a. Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.’’;
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(iv) by inserting after the item relating to section 
138a the following new items: 
‘‘138b. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. 
‘‘138c. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs. 
‘‘138d. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense 
Programs.’’; 
(v) by striking the items relating to sections 139a, 
139b, 139c, and 139d and inserting the following new 
items: 
‘‘139a. Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. 
‘‘139b. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Developmental Test and Evalua-
tion; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering: 
joint guidance. 
‘‘139c. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base 
Policy.’’; and 
(vi) by striking the item relating to section 142. 
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
144 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 2437 the following new item: 
‘‘2438. Performance assessments and root cause analyses.’’. 
(l) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) PUBLIC LAW 111–23.—Section 102(b) of the Weapon Sys-
tems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–23; 123 
Stat. 1714; 10 U.S.C. 2430 note) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Director of Developmental Test and 
Evaluation and the Director of Systems Engineering’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Deputy Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation and 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems 
Engineering’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting 
‘‘ASSESSMENT OF REPORTS BY DEPUTY ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY
OF
DEFENSE
FOR
DEVELOPMENTAL
TEST
AND 
EVALUATION
AND
DEPUTY
ASSISTANT
SECRETARY
OF 
DEFENSE FOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.—’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Directors’’ and inserting ‘‘Deputy 
Assistant Secretaries of Defense’’. 
(2) PUBLIC
LAW
110–181.—Section 214 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 2521 
note) is amended by striking ‘‘Director of Defense Research 
and Engineering’’ and inserting ‘‘Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering’’. 
(m) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 131(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘his’’ and inserting ‘‘the Secretary’s’’. 
(2) Section 132 of such title is amended by redesignating 
subsection (d), as added by section 2831(a) of the Military 
Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (division 
B of Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2669), as subsection (e). 
(3) Section 135(c) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘clauses’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs’’. 
(n) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) NUMBER OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE POSI-
TIONS.—Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended