To amend title 10 to shorten breach reporting timelines, increase program transparency, and improve congressional oversight of Department of Defense cost overruns with respect to the cost growth for major systems, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires shortens Nunn-McCurdy breach report timeline by requiring Secretary to submit breach notifications to Congress within 30 days of determination, requires Secretary of Defense to designate end items requiring over $500 million in lifecycle costs as major subprograms for acquisition reporting purposes, and mandates program termination for major defense acquisition programs with more than one critical cost breach, requires public disclosure of breach reports, prohibits delegation of certification authority, and establishes. It relies on reporting requirements, deadline tightening, classification req, and termination mandate. The main policy areas are Defense.
Who Benefits and How
Congress would be affected and Taxpayers would be affected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Programs with repeated cost overruns would be affected, Defense contractors would be affected, and Defense contractors with cost overruns would be affected.
Key Provisions
- Requires shortens Nunn-McCurdy breach report timeline by requiring Secretary to submit breach notifications to Congress within 30 days of determination.
- Requires Secretary of Defense to designate end items requiring over $500 million in lifecycle costs as major subprograms for acquisition reporting purposes.
- Mandates program termination for major defense acquisition programs with more than one critical cost breach, requires public disclosure of breach reports, prohibits delegation of certification authority, and establishes...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires shortens Nunn-McCurdy breach report timeline by requiring Secretary to submit breach notifications to Congress within 30 days of determination, requires Secretary of Defense to designate end items requiring over $500 million in lifecycle costs as major subprograms for acquisition reporting purposes, and mandates program termination for major defense acquisition programs with more than one critical cost breach, requires public disclosure of breach reports, prohibits delegation of certification authority, and establishes.
Key Policy Areas
Defense
Primary Purpose
The bill requires shortens Nunn-McCurdy breach report timeline by requiring Secretary to submit breach notifications to Congress within 30 days of determination, requires Secretary of Defense to designate end items requiring over $500 million in lifecycle costs as major subprograms for acquisition reporting purposes, and mandates program termination for major defense acquisition programs with more than one critical cost breach, requires public disclosure of breach reports, prohibits delegation of certification authority, and establishes.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Congress
- Taxpayers
Identified Costs
- Programs with repeated cost overruns
- Defense contractors
- Defense contractors with cost overruns
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Garamendi (for himself, Mr. Gimenez, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Deluzio, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Defense contractors, Defense contractors with cost overruns, Department of Defense
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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