Sec. 915. Establishment of cross-functional team to oversee implementation of recommendations of Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform
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Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, using the authority provided under section 911(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) and in coordination with the officials specified in subsection (g), establish and appropriately resource a cross-functional team to plan and oversee, in coordination with the congressional defense committees, the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform established by section 1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 ; 135 Stat. 1884).
The cross-functional team required by subsection
(a)shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense. The cross-functional team required by subsection
(a)shall include dedicated, appropriate personnel with relevant expertise. In establishing the cross-functional team, the Secretary may— hire personnel on a temporary or term basis to support the activities of the cross-functional team; and enter into contracts or other agreements with subject-matter experts with relevant expertise to support the cross-functional team. Basic pay for personnel on the cross-functional team may be administratively determined and set in accordance with section 3161(d) of title 5, United States Code. An individual hired under this subsection who is not employed by the Department of Defense as of the date of the enactment of this Act is not subject to the limitations under section 143 of title 10, United States Code. Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Deputy Secretary shall— provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on the proposed leadership, composition, and charter of the cross-functional team required by subsection (a); and seek feedback from the congressional defense committees on the recommendations of the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform. The Deputy Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform— not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2030. Each report required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: An assessment of the status of the implementation of the recommendations described in paragraph (1). An identification of the official or officials responsible for implementation each such recommendation. A description of the timeline and actions for implementation of each such recommendations for the fiscal year following submission of the report. The rationale and justification for any decision not to implement such a recommendation. Recommendations for actions to reform and modernize the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution process in addition to the recommendations described in paragraph (1). Performance metrics for measuring the effectiveness of recommendations that have been implemented. A comprehensive budget justification display— reflecting the resources required to implement the recommendations described in paragraph (1); and including— resources requested in the Department of Defense budget with which the report is submitted, if applicable, and resources needed in subsequent fiscal years; resources expended in the fiscal year that ended most recently before submission of the report and the fiscal year during which the report is submitted; and a statement of the total costs of implementation of the recommendations as of the date of the report. An assessment of legislative, regulatory, and administrative barriers to implementation of the recommendations and the need for changes to legislative authorities required for implementation of the recommendations. Any other matters that the Deputy Secretary determines appropriate for inclusion in the report. Not less frequently than every 180 days after the submission of the report required to be submitted by subsection (e)(1)(A), the cross-functional team required by subsection
(a)shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the activities of the cross-functional team. The officials specified in this subsection are the following: The Deputy Secretary of Defense. The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. The Director of Administration and Management. The Chief Information Officer. The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer. The Secretaries of the military departments. The comptrollers of the military departments. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Except as provided by paragraph (2), this section and the cross-functional team required by subsection
(a)shall terminate on December 31, 2029. The Secretary may, on or after December 31, 2027, and before the termination date specified in paragraph (1), disestablish the cross-functional team required by subsection
(a)if— the Deputy Secretary determines, as provided for in the charter of the cross-functional team, that the cross-functional team is no longer required for the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform; and the Secretary— notifies the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days before disestablishing the cross-functional team; and includes in the notification the justification of the Secretary for the disestablishment of the cross-functional team.
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Sec. 915
Establishment of cross-functional team to oversee implementation of recommendations of Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform
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