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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1800
To provide for pilot programs to streamline decision-making process for
weapon systems.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 12, 2019
Mr. ROUNDS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred
to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To provide for pilot programs to streamline decision-making
process for weapon systems.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as ‘‘Defense Acquisition Deci-
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sion Making Streamlining Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAMS TO STREAMLINE DECISION-MAK-
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ING PROCESS FOR WEAPON SYSTEMS.
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(a) CANDIDATE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after
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the date of the enactment of this Act, each Service
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Acquisition Executive shall recommend to the Sec-
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retary of Defense at least one major defense acquisi-
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tion program for a ‘‘skunk works’’ pilot program as
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described in the Department of Defense’s Better
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Buying Power 3.0 memorandum. Each pilot pro-
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gram should include tailored measures to streamline
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the entire milestone decision process, with the re-
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sults evaluated and reported for potential wider use.
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(2) ELEMENTS.—Each pilot program selected
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pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
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lowing elements:
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(A) Delineating the appropriate informa-
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tion needed to support milestone decisions, as-
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suring program accountability and oversight,
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which should be based on the business case
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principles needed for well-informed milestone
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decisions, including user-defined requirements,
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reasonable acquisition and life-cycle cost esti-
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mates, and a knowledge-based acquisition plan
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for maturing technologies, stabilizing the pro-
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gram design, and ensuring key manufacturing
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processes are in control.
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(B) Developing an efficient process for
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providing this information to the milestone deci-
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sion authority by—
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(i) minimizing any reviews between
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the program office and the different func-
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tional staff offices within each chain of
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command level; and
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(ii)
establishing
frequent,
regular
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interaction between the program office and
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milestone decision makers, in lieu of docu-
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mentation reviews, to help expedite the
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process.
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(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the
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date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary
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of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall provide
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to the congressional defense committees an informal brief-
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ing detailing—
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(1) the acquisition programs selected pursuant
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to subsection (a);
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(2) the associated action plans, including
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timelines, for each program; and
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(3) the manner in which each program con-
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forms to the requirements set forth in subsection
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(a)(2).
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(c) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DE-
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FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense
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committees’’ has the meaning given that term in section
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101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
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