Sec. 363. Improvements relating to end-to-end travel management system of the Department of Defense
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Except as provided in subsection (b)— the Secretary of Defense shall— terminate the end-to-end travel management system of the Department of Defense known as the Defense Travel System on December 31, 2025; and establish and maintain a program to replace the system specified in subparagraph
(A)with a new system for end-to-end travel management of the Department of Defense (including the management of travel related expense processes) that is a fully integrated commercial system, for the purpose of improving efficiency and customer satisfaction with respect to Department travel; and not later than December 21, 2025, the Secretary of each military department shall complete the transition to the replacement system specified in paragraph (1)(B), including by ensuring the enterprise resource planning system of that military department is integrated into such replacement system by such date. The Secretary of Defense may issue a waiver for the termination and transition deadlines under subsection
(a)if the Secretary— determines such waiver necessary; and submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a notification and justification of such determination. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until the date on which the respective requirement has been completed— the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the efforts and progress of the Department of Defense with respect to the requirements under subsection (a)(1); and the Secretary of each military department shall provide to such committees a briefing on the efforts and progress of that military department with respect to the requirements under subsection (a)(2). Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the Defense Travel Management Office, not more than 20 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense provides to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the plan of the Secretary to complete the requirements under subsection (a)(1).