DOD Portfolio Management Accountability Act

Bill: 116-hr-7049
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-05-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

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Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>DOD Portfolio Management Accountability Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense to submit a plan to identify, develop, and acquire databases, analytical and financial tools, and workforce skills to improve the assessment, management, and optimization of weapon system investments, including through consolidation.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7049 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 28, 2020 Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Vela , and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to improve the Department of Defense-wide management of the investments in weapon systems of the Department, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DOD Portfolio Management Accountability Act . 2. Portfolio Management Plan (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall direct the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, to develop a plan to identify, develop, and acquire databases, analytical and financial tools, and workforce skills to improve the Department of Defense-wide assessment, management, and optimization of the investments in weapon systems of the Department, including through consolidation of duplicate or similar weapon system programs. (b) Plan contents The plan developed under subsection (a) shall— (1) describe the databases and analytical and financial tools in use by the Department of Defense that may be used to support the Department-wide assessment, management, and optimization of the investments in weapon systems of the Department; (2) determine the database and analytical and financial tool requirements that must be met, and the workforce skills necessary, for more effective Department-wide reviews, analyses, and management by the Secretary of the investments in weapon systems of the Department; (3) identify the skills described in paragraph (2) that are possessed by the workforce of the Department; (4) identify the databases and analytical and financial tools to be modified, developed, or acquired to improve the Department-wide reviews, analyses, and management of the investments in weapon systems of the Department; and (5) set forth a timeline for implementing the plan, including a timeline for the modification, development, and acquisition of each database and analytical and financial tool identified under paragraph (4). (c) Submission to Congress (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress the plan developed under subsection (a). (2) Form The plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall be in an unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.