12 2 STA T .45 1 8PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 7—O CT. 14 , 2008 (2)Anevalu a tio no f t h ee x tent to w hi c h j oint u rg ent o p er - ational nee ds tate m ents are used to avoid using service-specific urgent operational need and ac q uisition processes or to docu- ment non-urgent capa b ilit y gaps . ( 3 ) An evaluation of the extent to which joint acquisition entities maintain oversight , once a military department or defense agency has been designated as responsible for execution and fielding of a capability in response to a joint urgent oper- ational need statement, including oversight of — (A) the responsiveness of the military department or agency in execution
( B ) the field performance of the capability delivered in response to the joint urgent operational need statement; and ( C ) the concurrent development of a long term acquisi- tion and sustainment strategy. ( 8 ) R ecommendations regarding— (A) best practices and process improvements to ensure that urgent operational needs statements and joint urgent operational needs statements are presented to appropriate authorities for review and validation not later than 60 days after the documents are submitted; (B) common definitions and standards for urgent oper- ational needs statements and joint urgent operational need statements; (C) best practices and process improvements for the creation, evaluation, prioriti z ation, and fulfillment of urgent operational need statements and joint urgent oper- ational need statements; and ( D ) the extent to which rapid acquisition processes should be consolidated or expanded. (b) SUBMIS SI ONT O CON GRE SS.— N ot later than 2 7 0 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the report resulting from the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a). SEC.802 . IMPL EME NTA TI O NO F STAT U TO RY RE Q UIREMENTS RE G AR D ING T H E NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUS - TRIAL B ASE. (a) G UI DA N C ERE Q UIRED.—Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance regarding— ( 1 ) the appropriate application of the authority in sections 230 4 (b) and 2304(c)(3)(A) of title 10, U nited States Code, in connection with major defense acquisition programs; and (2) the appropriate timing and performance of the require- ment in section 2440 of title 10, United States Code, to consider the national technology and industrial base in the development and implementation of acquisition plans for each major defense acquisition program. (b) DE F INITIONS.— I n this section; (1) M A J OR DEFENSE ACQUISITION P ROGRAM.— T he term ‘ ‘major defense acquisition program ’ ’ has the meaning provided in section 2430 of title 10, United States Code. (2) NATIONA L TEC H NOLOG Y AND INDUSTRIAL BASE.—The term ‘‘national technology and industrial base’’ has the meaning provided in section 2 5 00(1) of title 10, United States Code. Deadlin e . Deadline. R e ports .
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