S.Amdt. 1578Senate109th Congress (2005-2007)

To require reports on significant increases in program acquisition unit costs or procurement unit costs of major defense acquisition programs.

What it does: Adds SEC. 807. REPORTS ON SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN PROGRAM ACQUISITION UNIT COSTS OR PROCUREMENT UNIT COSTS OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS at the end of subtitle A of title VIII
Submitted July 25, 2005

What it changes

1 change to S. 1042 · shown in the bill's text

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  1. Adds SEC. 807. REPORTS ON SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN PROGRAM ACQUISITION UNIT COSTS OR PROCUREMENT UNIT COSTS OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS at the end of subtitle A of title VIII

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    In S. 1042 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    (f) Defense Acquisition University Defined.--In this section, the term "Defense Acquisition University" means the Defense Acquisition University established pursuant to section 1746 of title 10, United States Code.

    Inserted: SEC. 807. REPORTS ON SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN PROGRAM ACQUISITION UNIT COSTS OR PROCUREMENT UNIT COSTS OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

    Inserted: (a) Initial Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the acquisition status of each major defense acquisition program whose program acquisition unit cost or procurement unit cost, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, has exceeded by more than 50 percent the original baseline projection for such unit cost. The report shall include the information specified in subsection (c).

    Inserted: (c) Information.--The information specified in this subsection with respect to a major defense acquisition program is the following:

    Inserted: (1) An assessment of the costs to be incurred to complete the program if the program is not modified.

    Inserted: (2) An explanation of why the costs of the program have increased.

    Inserted: (3) A justification for the continuation of the program notwithstanding the increase in costs.

    Inserted: (d) Major Defense Acquisition Program Defined.--In this section, the term "major defense acquisition program" has the meaning given that term in section 2430 of title 10, United States Code.

    Original wording

    At the end of subtitle A of title VIII, add the following:

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At the end of subtitle A of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. 807. REPORTS ON SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN PROGRAM ACQUISITION UNIT COSTS OR PROCUREMENT UNIT COSTS OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

(a) Initial Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the acquisition status of each major defense acquisition program whose program acquisition unit cost or procurement unit cost, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, has exceeded by more than 50 percent the original baseline projection for such unit cost. The report shall include the information specified in subsection (c).

(c) Information.--The information specified in this subsection with respect to a major defense acquisition program is the following:

(1) An assessment of the costs to be incurred to complete the program if the program is not modified.

(2) An explanation of why the costs of the program have increased.

(3) A justification for the continuation of the program notwithstanding the increase in costs.

(d) Major Defense Acquisition Program Defined.--In this section, the term “major defense acquisition program” has the meaning given that term in section 2430 of title 10, United States Code.

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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1578 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

November 8, 2005

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Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1578 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

November 8, 2005

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1578 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Durbin.

November 8, 2005

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Amendment SA 1578 proposed by Senator Warner for Senator Durbin. (consideration: CR S12497-12513) To require reports on significant increases in program acquisition unit costs or procurement unit costs of major defense acquisition programs.

November 8, 2005

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Amendment SA 1578 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S12505)

November 8, 2005

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Senate amendment submitted

July 25, 2005