Sec. 1665. Organization, authorities, and billets of the Missile Defense Agency
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In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct a study assessing— the organization of the Missile Defense Agency under the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering pursuant to section 205(b) of title 10, United States Code; alternative ways to organize the Agency under other officials of the Department of Defense, including the Under Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment and any other official of the Department the federally funded research and development center determines appropriate; and transitioning the Agency to the standard acquisition process pursuant to Department of Defense Instruction 5000, including both the risks and benefits of making such a transition.
Before entering into the contract with a federally funded research and development center to conduct the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees an update on the scope of such study. Not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the federally funded research and development center shall submit to the Secretary a report containing the study conducted under paragraph (1). Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the study under paragraph (1), without change.
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 for the Secretary of Defense may be obligated or expended to change the non-standard acquisition processes and responsibilities described in paragraph
(2)until— the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees of such proposed change; and a period of 90 days has elapsed following the date of such notification. The non-standard acquisition processes and responsibilities described in this paragraph are such processes and responsibilities described in— the memorandum of the Secretary of Defense titled Missile Defense Program Direction signed on January 2, 2002; Department of Defense Directive 5134.09, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; and United States Strategic Command Instruction 583–3. During fiscal year 2020, the Secretary of Defense may not transfer civilian or military billets from the Missile Defense Agency to any element of the Department under the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering until, for each such transfer— the Secretary notifies the congressional defense committees of such proposed transfer; and a period of 90 days has elapsed following the date of such notification.