Sec. 841. MODERNIZATION OF ACQUISITION PROCESSES TO ENSURE INTEGRITY OF INDUSTRIAL BASE

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## SEC. 841 MODERNIZATION OF ACQUISITION PROCESSES TO ENSURE INTEGRITY OF INDUSTRIAL BASE Section 2509 of title 10, United States Codeis amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)— #####

(A)by striking “existing”; and #####

(B)by striking “across the acquisition process” and all that follows through “in the Department”; ####

(2)by striking subsections

(f)and (g); ####

(3)by redesignating subsections

(b)through

(e)as subsections

(c)through (f), respectively; ####

(4)by inserting after subsection

(a)the following new subsection: > > ### “(b) Objective > > The objective of subsection

(a)shall be to employ digital tools, technologies, and approaches to ensure the accessibility of relevant defense industrial base data to key decision-makers in the Department.” > ; ####

(5)in subsection (c), as so redesignated— #####

(A)in paragraph (1), by adding “in implementing subsections

(a)and (b)” before the period at the end; and #####

(B)in paragraph (2)— ######

(i)in subparagraph (A)(viii), by inserting “by the Secretary of Defense” before the period at the end; and ######

(ii)in subparagraph (B)— ######

(I)in the text preceding clause (i), by striking “constitute” and inserting “constitutes or may constitute” ; and ######

(II)in clause (vii), by inserting “by the Secretary of Defense” before the period at the end; ####

(6)in subsection (d)(11), as so redesignated, by adding “as deemed appropriate by the Secretary” before the period at the end; and ####

(7)in subsection (e), as so redesignated— #####

(A)in paragraph (1)— ######

(i)in subparagraph (A), by striking “timely”; and ######

(ii)in subparagraph (B)— ######

(I)by striking clause

(ii)and inserting the following new clause: > > ###### “(ii) > > A description of modern data infrastructure, tools, and applications and an assessment of the extent to which new capabilities would improve the effectiveness and efficiency of mitigating the risks described in subsection (c)(2).” > ; and ######

(II)in clause (iii), by inserting “, including the following” after “provides data”; and #####

(B)by striking paragraph

(2)and inserting the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) > > > #####

(A)> > Based on the findings pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall develop a unified set of activities to modernize the systems of record, data sources and collection methods, and data exposure mechanisms. The unified set of activities should include— > > > ###### “(i) > > the ability to continuously collect data on, assess, and mitigate risks; > > > ###### “(ii) > > data analytics and business intelligence tools and methods; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > continuous development and continuous delivery of secure software to implement the activities. > > > ##### “(B) > > In connection with the assessments described in this section, the Secretary shall develop capabilities to map supply chains and to assess risks to the supply chain for major end items by business sector, vendor, program, part, and other metrics as determined by the Secretary.” > .