Fostering Reform and Government Efficiency in Defense Act
A BILL
To promote defense innovation, and for other purposes.
Sec. 101 Repeals of existing law to streamline the defense acquisition process
Sec. 102 Modifications to current defense acquisition requirements
“(2) Executive agency—The term executive agency means—
“(A) an executive department specified in section 101 of title 5, other than the Department of Defense;
“(B) an independent establishment as defined in section 104(1) of title 5; and
“(C) a wholly owned Government corporation fully subject to chapter 91 of title 31.”
“(2) market research indicates that the property or service needed by the agency provides differentiated capabilities, accelerated delivery schedules, or continuous improvements;”
“3774. Preference for specially negotiated licenses
“The Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum extent practicable, negotiate and enter into a contract with a contractor for a specially negotiated license for technical data to support the product support strategy of a major weapon system or subsystem of a major weapon system.”
“(3) An acquisition program for a defense software program as described by section 800 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note).”
Sec. 103 Automatic sunset for future statutory reporting requirements
“480a. Reports to Congress: Termination of indefinite-duration reports after five years
“(a) In general—Any provision of law enacted after the date of the enactment of this section that includes an indefinite-duration report requirement shall cease to be effective, with respect to that requirement, five years after the date of the enactment of that provision of law unless that provision of law expressly states that this section is inapplicable to that requirement or that provision of law.
“(b) Indefinite-Duration report requirement defined—In this section, the term indefinite-duration report requirement means a requirement in any provision of law for the Secretary of Defense (or any other officer or employee of the Department of Defense) to submit to Congress (or any committee of Congress) a periodic report for which the law does not—
“(1) state a specific period of time as the period during which that report is required to be submitted or that provision of law is in effect; or
“(2) state a specific termination date for the requirement to submit the report or for that provision of law.
“(c) Periodic report defined—In this section, the term periodic report means a report required to be submitted on an annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic basis.”