Relating to the acquisition strategy of the Department of Defense for commercial satellite communication services.

1. Adds SEC. 807. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SERVICES at the end of subtitle A of title VIII

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   (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. ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SERVICES.

   Inserted: (a) Requirement for Spend Analysis.--The Secretary of Defense shall, as a part of the effort of the Department of Defense to develop a revised strategy for acquiring commercial satellite communication services, perform a complete spend analysis of the past and current acquisitions by the Department of commercial satellite communication services.

   Inserted: (b) Report on Acquisition Strategy.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the acquisition strategy of the Department of Defense for commercial satellite communications services.

   Inserted: (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:

   Inserted: (A) A description of the spend analysis required by subsection (a), including the results of the analysis.

   Inserted: (B) The proposed strategy of the Department for acquiring commercial satellite communication services, which strategy shall--

   Inserted: (i) be based in appropriate part on the results of the analysis required by subsection (a); and

   Inserted: (ii) take into account various methods of aggregating purchases and leveraging the purchasing power of the Department, including through the use of multiyear contracting for commercial satellite communication services.

   Inserted: (C) A proposal for such legislative action as the Secretary considers necessary to acquire appropriate types and amounts of commercial satellite communications services using methods of aggregating purchases and leveraging the purchasing power of the Department (including the use of multiyear contracting), or if the use of such methods is determined inadvisable, a statement of the rationale for such determination.

   Inserted: (D) A proposal for such other legislative action that the Secretary considers necessary to implement the strategy of the Department for acquiring commercial satellite communication services.

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

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