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TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle D--Industrial Base Matters
P. L. 116-	House Conference Report 116-617
SEC. 847. REPORT AND LIMITATION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO ELIMINATING THE GAPS AND VULNERABILITIES IN THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE. (a) In General.--Beginning January 1, 2021, if the Secretary of Defense has not submitted to the congressional defense committees the national security strategy for the national technology and industrial base required by section 2501(a) of title 10, United States Code, not more than 75 percent of the funds specified in subsection (b) may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary submits such strategy to such committees. (b) Funds Specified.--The funds specified in this subsection are the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2021 for the Department of Defense for the following: (1) The immediate office of the Secretary of Defense. (2) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.	Report and limitation on the availability of funds relating to eliminating the gaps and vulnerabilities in the national technology and industrial base (sec. 847) The House bill contained a provision (sec. 845) that would require the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to submit certain reports related to defense reform initiatives required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92). The provision would also place limitations on the obligation or expenditure of some of the fiscal year 2021 funding authorized to be appropriated for the offices of the specified officials if the required reports were not provided on time. The Senate amendment contained no similar provision. The Senate recedes with an amendment that would limit the availability of funds for the offices of the Secretary of Defense and the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment if the Secretary of Defense does not submit the national security strategy for the national technology and industrial base, required by section 2501(a) of title 10, United States Code, by January 1, 2021. The conferees note the Department of Defense has made progress in implementing and reporting on some of the defense reform initiatives referred to in the House provision, particularly with respect to the creation of the Defense Civilian Training Corps program and the establishment of extramural acquisition innovation and research activities. The conferees also note the expansion plan and schedule for the Defense Civilian Training Corps program, required under section 860(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, has a required submission date of December 31, 2020. House Committee Report 116-442 Accompanying H. R. 6395 Section 845--Requirements Relating to Reports and Limitations on the Availability of Funds This section would require the Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to provide reports related to defense reform initiatives required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92). If the required reports are not provided on time, the section places limitations on the obligation or expenditure of some of the fiscal year 2021 funding authorized to be appropriated for the offices of the specified officials.