Defense Acquisition Reform Act of 2007
Latest action · May 22, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6467-6471)
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 22, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Defense Acquisition Reform Act of 2007 - Prohibits the Secretary of the military department concerned from reprogramming or otherwise providing additional funds for a major defense acquisition program (MDAP) that experiences a specified percentage in program acquisition unit costs until the Joint Requirements Oversight Council submits an assessment of the performance requirements for the item to be procured. Adds to the membership of the Council. Requires the Council to approve the initial operational test and evaluation of a MDAP in an environment not specified in its test and evaluation master plan.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to prescribe mechanisms that provide cost control measures in contracts for the acquisition of property for the Department of Defense (DOD) that may be authorized or approved by the program manager.
Designates military department deputies for acquisition matters.
Directs the Secretary to establish a committee on strategic investment in MDAPs.
Requires a report from the: (1) Comptroller General on potential modifications of DOD organization and structure for the acquisition of MDAPs; and (2) Secretary on the implementation of recommendations concerning total ownership costs and readiness rates for major weapon systems.
Prohibits the milestone decision authority for a MDAP from granting Milestone B approval until such authority obtains a program business case analysis from a federally funded research and development center.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide guidance on the use of award fees in contracts under DOD acquisition programs; (2) define "substantial savings" for purposes of DOD multiyear contracts; (3) submit an investment strategy for the allocation of funds among MDAPs; and (4) prescribe ethics compliance requirements for DOD contractors.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2007Introduced in Senate
- May 22, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6467-6471)
- May 22, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6466-6467)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Cost control
- Cost effectiveness
- Defense contracts
- Defense procurement
- Department of Defense
- Ethics
- Fees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government contractors
- Government Operations and Politics
- Law
- Military readiness
- Military research
- Performance measurement
- Science, Technology, Communications
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2007Introduced in Senate
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