12 2 STA T . 2 46PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28 , 2008 fieldcom m an de rs and officers p erformin gk e y s t aff f u nctions for operational field commanders )wh oaree x pected to ha v eac q uisition responsi b ility , including oversight duties associated with contracts or contractors, during combat operations, post - conflict operations, and contingency operations .‘ ‘ (2 ) T raining under paragraph ( 1 ) shall be sufficient to ensure that the military personnel referred to in that paragraph under- stand the scope and scale of contractor support they will experience in contingency operations and are prepared for their roles and responsibilities with regard to requirements definition, program management (including contractor oversight), and contingency con- tracting. ‘‘( 3 ) The j oint policy shall also provide for the incorporation of contractors and contract operations in mission readiness exercises for operations that will include contracting and contractor support. ’ ’. (b) ORGANIZ A T I O NA LREQU IRE M ENT S . — (1) EV ALUATION BY T H ESE C RETARY O FD EFENSE.—The S ec- retary of D efense, in consultation with the C hairman of the J oint Chiefs of Staff, shall evaluate the recommendations included in the report of the Commission on A rmy Acquisition and P rogram M anagement in Expeditionary Operations and shall determine the extent to which such recommendations are applicable to the other Armed F orces. N ot later than 12 0 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees with the conclusions of this evaluation and a description of the Secretary’s plans for implementing the Commission’s recommendations for Armed Forces other than the Army. (2) EVALUATION BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.—The Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Chief of Staff of the Army, shall evaluate the recommendations included in the report of the Commission on Army Acquisition and Program Management in Expeditionary Operations. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense commit- tees a report detailing the Secretary’s plans for implementation of the recommendations of the Commission. The report shall include the following
(A) For each recommendation that has been imple- mented, or that the Secretary plans to implement— (i) a summary of all actions that have been taken to implement such recommendation
and (ii) a schedule, with specific milestones, for com- pleting the implementation of such recommendation. ( B ) For each recommendation that the Secretary has not implemented and does not plan to implement— (i) the reasons for the decision not to implement such recommendation; and (ii) a summary of any alternative actions the Sec- retary plans to take to address the purposes underlying such recommendation. (C) For each recommendation that would require legis- lation to implement, the Secretary’s recommendations regarding such legislation. (c) COM P TROLLER G ENERAL REPORT.—Section 854 (c) of the John W arner National Defense Authori z ation Act for Fiscal Y ear 200 7Deadlin e s.R e port s.
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