Sec. 838. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SOFTWARE ACQUISITION REFORMS

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## SEC. 838 COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SOFTWARE ACQUISITION REFORMS ###

(a)Report Required Not later than March 15, 2021, the Comptroller General of the United States shall brief the congressional defense committees on the implementation by the Secretary of Defense of required acquisition reforms with respect to acquiring software for weapon systems, business systems, and other activities that are part of the defense acquisition system, with one or more reports based on such briefing to be submitted to such committees, as jointly determined by such committees and the Comptroller General. ###

(b)Elements The briefing and any reports required under subsection

(a)shall include an assessment of the extent to which the Secretary of Defense has— ####

(1)implemented the recommendations set forth in— #####

(A)the final report of the Defense Innovation Board submitted to the congressional defense committees under section 872 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1497); #####

(B)the final report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on the Design and Acquisition of Software for Defense Systems described in section 868 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1902; 10 U.S.C. 2223a note); and #####

(C)other relevant studies on software research, development, and acquisition activities of the Department of Defense; ####

(2)carried out software acquisition activities, including programs required under— #####

(A)section 2322a of title 10, United States Code; and #####

(B)section 875 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1503; 10 U.S.C. 2223 note); ####

(3)used the authority provided under section 800 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1478; 10 U.S.C. 2223a); and ####

(4)carried out software acquisition pilot programs, including pilot programs required under sections 873 and 874 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 2223a note; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note). ###

(c)Assessment of Acquisition Policy, Guidance, and Practices Each report required under subsection

(a)shall include an assessment of the extent to which the software acquisition policy, guidance, and practices of the Department of Defense reflect implementation of— ####

(1)relevant recommendations from software studies and pilot programs; and ####

(2)directives from the congressional defense committees. ###

(d)Defense Acquisition System Defined In this section, the term “defense acquisition system” has the meaning given that term in section 2545(2) of title 10, United States Code.

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