Sec. 1610. Consolidation of acquisition of wideband satellite communications
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for the consolidation, during the one-year period beginning on the date on which the plan is submitted, of the acquisition of wideband satellite communications necessary to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense for such communications, including with respect to military and commercial satellite communications. The plan under paragraph
(1)shall include— an assessment of the management and overhead costs relating to the acquisition of commercial satellite communications services across the Department of Defense; an estimate of— the costs of implementing the consolidation of the acquisition of such services described in paragraph (1); and the projected savings of the consolidation; the identification and designation of a single acquisition agent pursuant to paragraph (3)(A); and the roles and responsibilities of officials of the Department, including pursuant to paragraph (3). Except as provided by subparagraph (B), under the plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall identify and designate a single senior official of the Department of Defense to procure wideband satellite communications necessary to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense for such communications, including with respect to military and commercial satellite communications. Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), under the plan under paragraph (1), an official described in subparagraph
(C)may carry out the procurement of commercial wideband satellite communications if the official determines that such procurement is required to meet an urgent need. An official described in this subparagraph is any of the following: A Secretary of a military department. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. The Chief Information Office of the Department of Defense. A commander of a combatant command. The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation shall validate the assessment required by subparagraph
(A)of paragraph
(2)and the estimates required by subparagraph
(B)of such paragraph. Except as provided by paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall complete the implementation of the plan under subsection
(a)by not later than one year after the date on which the Secretary submits the plan under such paragraph. The Secretary may waive the implementation of the plan under subsection
(a)if the Secretary— determines that— such implementation will require significant additional funding; or such waiver is in the interests of national security; and submits to the congressional defense committees notice of such waiver and the justifications for such waiver.