S.Amdt. 2157

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   Change 1: Rewrites section 901

   Replaces

   In S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate

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   SEC. 901. UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MANAGEMENT.

   (a) Conversion of Position of Deputy Chief Management Officer to Position of Under Secretary of Defense for Management.--

   (1) In general.--Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--

   (A) by redesignating section 137a as section 137b; and

   (B) by inserting after section 137 the following new section 137a:

   "Sec. 137a. Under Secretary of Defense for Management

   "(a) Appointment.--[inserted: (1) ]There is an [struck: Undersecretary ][inserted: Under Secretary ]of Defense for Management, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.[struck: The Under Secretary shall be appointed from among persons who have an extensive management background, as well as a concrete understanding of Department of Defense business operations.]

   Struck: "(b) Responsibility for Discharge of Certain Statutory Position Requirements.--(1) In addition to the responsibilities specified in subsection (c), the Under Secretary of Defense for Management is also the following:

   Inserted: "(2) Any individual nominated for appointment to the position of Under Secretary of Defense for Management shall--

   Inserted: "(A) have served in a senior executive level position with operational responsibilities in a public company or a Federal or State agency;

   Inserted: "(B) have demonstrated experience driving strategic performance measures and leading the transformational efforts of a large, complex organization; and

   Inserted: "(C) possess an educational background in business administration, public administration.

   Inserted: "(b) Responsibility for Discharge of Certain.--(1) In addition to the responsibilities specified in subsection (c), the Under Secretary of Defense for Management is also the following:

   "(A) The Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.

   "(B) The Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of Defense.

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   "(C) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense.

   "(2) In the capacity of Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Management shall exercise authority, direction, and control over the Information Assurance Directorate of the National Security Agency.

   "(c) General Responsibilities.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Management is responsible, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense in the role of the Deputy Secretary as Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense, for--

   "(1) supervising the management of the business operations of the Department of Defense and adjudicating issues and conflicts in functional [struck: domain ][inserted: do main ]business policies;

   "(2) establishing business strategic planning and performance management policies and the Department of Defense Strategic Management Plan;

   "(3) establishing business information technology portfolio policies and overseeing investment management of that portfolio for the Department of Defense; and

   "(4) establishing end-to-end process and standards policies and the Business Enterprise Architecture.

   "(d) Precedence.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Management takes precedence in the Department of Defense after the [struck: Under][inserted: Deputy] Secretary of Defense[struck: for Intelligence].".

   (2) Conforming repeal of superseded authority.--Section 132a of such title is repealed.

   (3) Continuation of office.--Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 137a of title 10, United States Code (as amended by paragraph (1)), the individual serving in the position of Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense as of the date of the enactment of this Act may serve as Under Secretary of Defense for Management under that section until a successor is appointed Under Secretary of Defense for Management as specified in that subsection.

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   (b) Clarification of Order of Precedence for the Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.--Subsection (d) of section 137b of such title, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is amended by striking "and the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense" and inserting "the Under Secretary of Defense for Management, and the officials serving in the positions specified in section 131(b)(4) of this title".

   (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--

   (1) In general.--Title 10, United States Code, is further amended as follows:

   Struck: (A) In section 131(b)--

   Struck: (i) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

   Struck: "(F) The Under Secretary of Defense for Management.";

   Struck: (ii) by striking paragraph (3); and

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   Struck: (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively.

   Struck: (B) In section 186--

   Struck: (i) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph (2):

   Struck: "(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Management."; and

   Struck: (ii) in subsection (b), by striking "the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense" and inserting "the Under Secretary of Defense for Management".

   Struck: (C) In section 2222, by striking "the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense" each place it appears in subsections (c)(2)(E), (d)(3), (f)(1)(D), (f)(1)(E), and (f)(2)(E) and inserting "the Under Secretary of Defense for Management".

   Struck: (2) Clerical amendments.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of such title is amended--

   Struck: (A) by striking the item relating to section 132a; and

   Struck: (B) by striking the item relating to section 137a and inserting the following new items:

   Struck: "137a. Under Secretary of Defense for Management. "137b. Principal Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.".

   Struck: (3) Executive schedule matters.--Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to the Deputy Chief Management Office of the Department of Defense and inserting the following new item: "Under Secretary of Defense for Management.".

   Original wording

   Strike section 901 and insert the following:

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   Change 2: Inserts new text at the end of paragraph (2)

   Inserts

   Inserted: (F) The Under Secretary of Defense for Management.

   Original wording

   (i) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

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   Change 3: Strikes paragraph (3)

   Strikes

   Removes paragraph (3).

   Original wording

   (ii) by striking paragraph (3); and

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   Change 4: Renumbers paragraphs (4) through (8) as (3) through (7)

   RenumbersWherever the words appear
   Original wording

   (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively.

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   Change 5: Rewrites paragraph (2) of subsection (a)

   Replaces

   Removes paragraph (2) of subsection (a).

   Inserted: (2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Management.

   Original wording

   (i) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph (2):

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   Change 6: Strikes “the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense” each place it appears at the section 2222

   Strikes

   Struck: the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense

   Original wording

   (C) In section 2222, by striking “the Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense” each place it appears

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