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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS

Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to the Acquisition System

P. L. 116-92

House Conference Report 116-333

(a) Amendments to Guidance for Covered Defense Business Systems.--Section 2222(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (c)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)''; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(7) Policy to ensure a covered defense business system is in
compliance with the Department's auditability requirements.
``(8) Policy to ensure approvals required for the development
of a covered defense business system.''.

(b) Reports.--

(1) Guidance.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report--

(A) not later than December 31, 2019, that includes the guidance required under paragraph (1) of section 2222(c) of title 10, United States Code; and

(B) not later than March 31, 2020, that includes the guidance required under paragraph (2) of such section.

(2) Information technology and defense business enterprise architecture.--Not later than February 1, 2020, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a notification that the information technology enterprise architecture required under subparagraph (B) of section 2222(e)(4) of title 10, United States Code--

(A) has been established, including a schedule for implementing the plan required under such subparagraph (B) and a schedule for integrating the defense business enterprise architecture into the information technology enterprise architecture (as required under subparagraph (A) of such section); or

(B) has not been established, and include a schedule for--

(i) establishing such architecture;

(ii) implementing the plan required under such subparagraph (B); and

(iii) integrating the defense business enterprise architecture into the information technology enterprise architecture (as required under subparagraph (A) of such section).

The House amendment contained a provision (sec. 861(a)) that would amend section 2222(d) of title 10, United States Code, to require that guidance developed by the Department of Defense for defense business systems includes policies to ensure compliance with auditability requirements and approvals.

The provision would also establish due dates to provide guidance related to covered defense business systems, as well as due dates to provide the Department's information technology enterprise architecture and related integration plans and schedules. The provision would also limit the availability of funds until such guidance, architecture and plans are provided.

The Senate bill contained no similar provision.

The Senate recedes with an amendment that would remove the limitation on funds and combine the reporting requirements for the information technology enterprise architecture.