Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/2345

 120 STAT. 2314

PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

(3) include any recommendations to add to, modify, or delete elements of the Selected Acquisition Report, consistent with the findings of the study. (c) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2007, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study, including such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate. SEC. 804. BIANNUAL UPDATES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ACQUISITION REFORM IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Reports. Deadlines.

(a) BIANNUAL UPDATES REQUIREMENT.—Not later than January 1 and July 1 of each year, beginning with January 1, 2007, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing an update on the implementation of plans to reform the acquisition system in the Department of Defense. (b) MATTERS COVERED.—Each report provided under subsection (a) shall cover the implementation of reforms of the processes for acquisition, including generation of requirements, award of contracts, and financial management. At a minimum, the reports shall take into account the recommendations made by the following: (1) The Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment Panel. (2) The Defense Science Board Summer Study on Transformation, issued in February 2006. (3) The Beyond Goldwater-Nichols Study of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. (4) The Quadrennial Defense Review, issued February 6, 2006. (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate, and implementation plans for the recommendations. (d) TERMINATION OF REPORT REQUIREMENT.—The requirement to submit reports under subsection (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2008. SEC. 805. ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS BEFORE PROCEEDING TO MILESTONE B.

(a) ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection (a) of section 2366a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (10); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively; (3) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph (1): ‘‘(1) appropriate market research has been conducted prior to technology development to reduce duplication of existing technology and products;’’; (4) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and (5) by inserting after such paragraph (7) the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(8) reasonable cost and schedule estimates have been developed to execute the product development and production plan under the program;

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