Sec. 241. Study on efficient use of Department of Defense test and evaluation organizations, facilities, and laboratories
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall direct the Defense Science Board to carry out a study on the resources and capabilities of the Department of Defense test and evaluation (T&E) organizations, facilities, and laboratories. Participants in the study shall include the following: Such members of the Board as the Chairman of the Board considers appropriate for the study. Such additional temporary members or contracted support as the Secretary— selects from those recommended by the Chairman for purposes of the study; and considers to have significant technical, policy, or military expertise relevant to defense test and evaluation missions.
The study conducted pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall include the following: Assessment of the effectiveness of current developmental testing (DT), operational testing (OT), and integrated testing
(IT)within the Department of Defense in meeting statutory objectives and the test and evaluation requirements of the Adaptive Acquisition Framework. Identification of industry and government best practices for conducting developmental testing, operational testing, and integrated testing. Potential applicability of industry and government best practices for conducting developmental testing, operational testing, and integrated testing within the Department to improve test and evaluation outcomes. Identification of duplication of efforts and other non- or low-value added activities that reduce speed and effectiveness of test and evaluation activities. Assessment of test and evaluation oversight organizations within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, including their authorities, responsibilities, activities, resources, and effectiveness, including with respect to acquisition programs of the military services and Defense Agencies. Development and assessment of potential courses of action to improve the effectiveness of oversight of developmental testing, operational testing, and integrated testing activities, and test and evaluation resources within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, including as one such course of action establishing a single integrated office with such responsibilities. Development of such recommendations as the Board may have for legislative changes, authorities, organizational realignments, and administrative actions to improve test and evaluation oversight and capabilities, and facilitate better test and evaluation outcomes. Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. The Secretary shall provide the Board with timely access to appropriate information, data, resources, and analysis so that the Board may conduct a thorough and independent analysis as required under this subsection. Not later than one year after the date on which the Secretary directs the Board to conduct the study pursuant to paragraph (1), or December 1, 2022, whichever occurs earlier, the Board shall transmit to the Secretary a final report on the study. Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the final report under subparagraph (A), or December 31, 2022, whichever occurs earlier, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees such report and such comments as the Secretary considers appropriate. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the schedule and plan to execute activities under this section.