Sec. 844. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATIONS TO ACQUISITION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

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## SEC. 844 EXTENSION AND MODIFICATIONS TO ACQUISITION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ###

(a)Extension Section 1762(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “December 31, 2020” and inserting “December 31, 2023”. ###

(b)Increase in Limit on Number of Participants Section 1762(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “the demonstration project under this section may not exceed 120,000” and inserting “at any one time the demonstration project under this section may not exceed 130,000”. ###

(c)Implementation Strategy for Improvements in Acquisition Demonstration Project ####

(1)Strategy required The Secretary of Defense shall develop an implementation strategy to address areas for improvement in the demonstration project required by section 1762 of title 10, United States Code, as identified in the second assessment of such demonstration project required by section 1762(e) of such title. ####

(2)Elements The strategy shall include the following elements: #####

(A)Actions that have been or will be taken to assess whether the flexibility to set starting salaries at different levels is being used appropriately by supervisors and managers to compete effectively for highly skilled and motivated employees. #####

(B)Actions that have been or will be taken to assess reasons for any disparities in career outcomes across race and gender for employees in the demonstration project. #####

(C)Actions that have been or will be taken to strengthen the link between employee contribution and compensation for employees in the demonstration project. #####

(D)Actions that have been or will be taken to enhance the transparency of the pay system for employees in the demonstration project. #####

(E)A time frame and individual responsible for each action identified under subparagraphs

(A)through (D). ####

(3)Briefing required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives on the implementation strategy required by paragraph (1). ## Subtitle E Provisions Relating to Commercial Items