Sec. 1210. Improvements to defense acquisition workforce for foreign military sales
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a nonprofit organization or federally funded research and development center to study— the feasibility and advisability of establishing a contracting capacity that is specific to the execution of contracts for foreign military sales; and the feasibility and advisability of establishing a dedicated contracting capacity to directly support foreign military sales contracting activities.
Not later than December 1, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that contains— the results of the study required by paragraph (1); and any comments of the Secretary with respect to the study. The Secretary of Defense shall establish a Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process Improvement Board (in this section referred to as the Board ) to serve as an enduring governance structure within the Department of Defense that reports to the Secretary on matters relating to the foreign military sales process so as to enhance accountability and continuous improvement within the Department, including the objectives of— improving the understanding, among officials of the Department, of ally and partner requirements; enabling efficient reviews for release of technology; providing ally and partner countries with relevant priority equipment; accelerating acquisition and contracting support; expanding the capacity of the defense industrial base; working with other departments and agencies to promote broad United States Government support; and any other matters determined by the Secretary to be relevant to the Board.
The Board shall be composed of not fewer than seven members, each of whom shall have expertise in security cooperation, security assistance, defense acquisition, business process reform, or any disciplines the Secretary determines to be important to the functioning of the Board. This subsection shall terminate on December 31, 2030. In this section: The term defense acquisition workforce means the Department of Defense acquisition workforce described in chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code.
The term “nonprofit organization” means an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code The term security cooperation workforce has the meaning given the term in section 384 of title 10, United States Code.