Sec. 806. ANNUAL REPORT ON HIGHEST AND LOWEST PERFORMING ACQUISITION PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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## SEC. 806 ANNUAL REPORT ON HIGHEST AND LOWEST PERFORMING ACQUISITION PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ###

(a)In General Not later than January 31, 2023, and annually thereafter for the following three years, the Component Acquisition Executive of each element or organization of the Department of Defense shall rank each covered acquisition program based on the criteria selected under subsection (b)(1) and submit to the congressional defense committees a report that contains a ranking of the five highest performing and five lowest performing covered acquisition programs for such element or organization based on such criteria. ###

(b)Ranking Criteria ####

(1)In general In completing the report required under subsection (a), each Component Acquisition Executive, in consultation with other officials of the Department of Defense as determined appropriate by the Component Acquisition Executive, shall select the criteria for ranking each covered acquisition program. ####

(2)Inclusion in report Each Component Acquisition Executive shall include in the report submitted under subsection

(a)an identification of the specific ranking criteria selected under paragraph (1), including a description of how those criteria are consistent with best acquisition practices. ###

(c)Additional Report Elements Each Component Acquisition Executive shall include in the report required under subsection

(a)for each of the five acquisition programs ranked as the lowest performing the following: ####

(1)A description of the factors that contributed to the ranking of the program as low performing. ####

(2)An assessment of the underlying causes of the poor performance of the program. ####

(3)A plan for addressing the challenges of the program and improving performance, including specific actions that will be taken and proposed timelines for completing such actions. ###

(d)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)Component acquisition executive The term “Component Acquisition Executive” means— #####

(A)a service acquisition executive; or #####

(B)an individual designated by the head of an element or organization of the Department of Defense, other than a military department, as the Component Acquisition Executive for that element or organization. ####

(2)Covered acquisition program In this section the term “covered acquisition program” means— #####

(A)a major defense acquisition program as defined in section 2430 of title 10, United States Code; or #####

(B)an acquisition program that is estimated by the Component Acquisition Executive to require an eventual total expenditure described in section 2430(a)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code. ####

(3)Military department; service acquisition executive The terms “military department” and “service acquisition executive” have the meanings given such terms in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.