,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aeaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag1
 #bjac,mr4 ,coburn 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,manchin1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,johnson 
of ,wisconsin1 ,mr4 ,paul1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1
 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,mr4    
,heller1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 and ,mr4    
,wyden7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide for auditable       
financial statements for the ,department
 of ,defense1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,audit the ,pentagon ,act of    
#bjac4  #b4 ,findings ,congress makes   
the following findings3 7#a7 ,section #i
 of ,article ,i of the ,constitution of 
the ,united ,states requires all        
agencies of the ,federal ,government1   
including the ,department of ,defense1  
to publish a regular statement and      
account of the receipts and expenditures
 of all public money4  7#b7 ,section    

#ceae of title #ca1 ,united ,states     
,code1 requires the agencies of the     
,federal ,government1 including the     
,department of ,defense1 to present     
auditable financial statements beginning
 not later than ,march #a1 #aiig4 ,the  
,department has not complied with this  
law4  7#c7 ,the ,federal ,financial     
,management ,improvement ,act of #aiif  
7#ca ,u4,s4,c4 #ceab note7 requires     
financial systems acquired by the       
,federal ,government1 including the     
,department of ,defense1 to be able to  
provide information to leaders to manage
 and control the cost of ,government4   
,the ,department has not complied with  
this law4  7#d7 ,the financial          
management of the ,department of        
,defense has been on the ,high-,risk    
list of the ,government ,accountability 
,office1 which means that the           
,department is not consistently able to 
control costs2 ensure basic             
accountability2 anticipate future costs 
and claims on the budget2 measure       

performance2 maintain funds control2 and
 prevent and detect fraud1 waste1 and   
abuse4  7#e7 ,the ,national ,defense    
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-ajg7 requires  
the ,secretary of ,defense to report to 
,congress annually on the reliability of
 the financial statements of the        
,department of ,defense1 to minimize    
resources spent on producing unreliable 
financial statements1 and to use        
resources saved to improve financial    
management policies1 procedures1 and    
internal controls4  7#f7 ,in #bjje1 the 
,department of ,defense created a       
,financial ,improvement and ,audit      
,readiness 7,,fiar7 ,plan1 overseen by a
 directorate within the office of the   
,under ,secretary of ,defense           
7,comptroller71 to improve ,department  
business processes with the goal of     
producing timely1 reliable1 and accurate
 financial information that could       
generate an audit-ready annual financial
 statement4 ,in ,december #bjje1 that   

directorate1 known as the ,,fiar        
,directorate1 issued the first of a     
series of semiannual reports on the     
status of the ,financial ,improvement   
and ,audit ,readiness ,plan4  7#g7 ,the 
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjaj 7,public ,law   
#aaa-hd7 requires regular status reports
 on the ,financial ,improvement and     
,audit ,readiness ,plan described in    
paragraph 7#f71 and codified as a       
statutory requirement the goal of the   
,plan in ensuring that ,department of   
,defense financial statements are       
validated as ready for audit not later  
than ,september #cj1 #bjag4 ,in         
addition1 the ,national ,defense        
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjac 7,public ,law #aab-bci7 requires  
that the statement of budgetary         
resources of the ,department of ,defense
 be validated as ready for audit by not 
later than ,september #cj1 #bjad4  7#h7 
,at a ,september #bjaj hearing of the   
,senate1 the ,government ,accountability

 ,office stated that past expenditures  
by the ,department of ,defense of       
#e1hjj1jjj1jjj to improve financial     
information1 and billions of dollars    
more of anticipated expenditures on new 
information technology systems for that 
purpose1 may not suffice to achieve full
 audit readiness of the financial       
statement of the ,department4 ,at that  
hearing1 the ,government ,accountability
 ,office could not predict when the     
,department would achieve full audit    
readiness of such statements4  7#i7 ,at 
a #bjac hearing of the ,senate1         
,secretary of ,defense ,chuck ,hagel    
affirmed his commitment to audit-ready  
budget statements for the ,department of
 ,defense by the end of #bjad1 and      
stated that he will do everything he can
 to fulfill this commitment4 ,at that   
hearing1 ,secretary ,hagel noted that   
auditable financial statements were     
essential to the ,department not only   
for improving the quality of its        
financial information1 but also for     

reassuring the public and ,congress that
 it is a good steward of public funds4  
#c4 ,cessation of applicability of      
reporting requirements regarding the    
financial statements of the ,department 
of ,defense  7a7 ,cessation of          
applicability  7#a7 ,military           
departments ,the financial statements of
 a military department shall cease to be
 covered by the reporting requirements  
specified in subsection 7b7 upon the    
issuance of an unqualified audit opinion
 on such financial statements4  7#b7    
,department of ,defense ,the reporting  
requirements specified in subsection 7b7
 shall cease to be effective when an    
unqualified audit opinion is issued on  
the financial statements of the         
,department of ,defense1 including each 
of the military departments and the     
other reporting entities defined by the 
,office of ,management and ,budget4  7b7
 ,reporting requirements ,the reporting 
requirements specified in this          
subsection are the following3 7#a7 ,the 

requirement for annual reports in       
section #hib7;b7 of the ,ike ,skelton   
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjaa 7,public ,law   
#aaa-chc2 #abd ,stat4 #dcaa2 #aj        
,u4,s4,c4 #bcjf;a note74  7#b7 ,the     
requirement for semi-annual reports in  
section #ajjc7;b7 of the ,national      
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-hd2 #abc
 ,stat4 #bddj2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbb      
note74  7#c7 ,the requirement for annual
 reports in section #hag7;d7 of the ,bob
 ,stump ,national ,defense              
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjjc 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjf;a note74     
7#d7 ,the requirement for annual reports
 in section #ajjh7;a7 of the ,national  
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-ajg2    
#aae ,stat4 #abjd2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aac   
note74  7#e7 ,the requirement for       
periodic reports in section #ijh7;b7 of 
the ,defense ,acquisition ,improvement  
,act of #aihf 7,public ,law #ii-ejj2    

#ajj ,stat4 #aghc-adj2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4    
#bcbf note7 and duplicate requirements  
as provided for in section #f of the    
,defense ,technical ,corrections ,act of
 #aihg 7,public ,law #ajj-bf2 #aja      
,stat4 #bgd2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb note74 
#d4 ,enhanced reprogramming authority   
following achievement by ,department of 
,defense and military departments of    
audit with unqualified opinion of       
statement of budgetary resources for    
fiscal years after fiscal year #bjad    
7a7 ,department of ,defense generally   
,subject to section #f7a71 if the       
,department of ,defense obtains an audit
 with an unqualified opinion on its     
statement of budgetary resources for any
 fiscal year after fiscal year #bjad1   
the limitation on the total amount of   
authorizations that the ,secretary of   
,defense may transfer pursuant to       
general transfer authority available to 
the ,secretary in the national interest 
in the succeeding fiscal year shall be  
#h1jjj1jjj1jjj4  7b7 ,military          

departments1 ,defense ,agencies1 and    
defense field activities ,subject to    
section #g7;a71 if a military           
department1 ,defense ,agency1 or defense
 field activity obtains an audit with an
 unqualified opinion on its statement of
 budgetary resources for any fiscal year
 after fiscal year #bjad1 the thresholds
 for reprogramming of funds of such     
military department1 ,defense ,agency1  
or defense field activity1 as the case  
may be1 without prior notice to         
,congress for the succeeding fiscal year
 shall be deemed to be the thresholds as
 follows3 7#a7 ,in the case of an       
increase or decrease to the program base
 amount for a procurement program1      
#fj1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,in the case of an   
increase or decrease to the program base
 amount for a research program1         
#cj1jjj1jjj4  7#c7 ,in the case of an   
increase or decrease to the amount for a
 budget activity for operation and      
maintenance1 #de1jjj1jjj4  7#d7 ,in the 
case of an increase or decrease to the  

amount for a budget activity for        
military personnel1 #cj1jjj1jjj4  7c7   
,construction ,nothing in this section  
shall be construed to alter or revise   
any requirement 7other than a threshold 
amount7 for notice to ,congress on      
transfers covered by subsection 7a7 or  
reprogrammings covered by subsection 7b7
 under any other provision of law4  7d7 
,definitions ,in this section1 the terms
 program base amount1 procurement       
program1 research program1 and budget   
activity have the meanings given such   
terms in chapter #f of volume #c of the 
,financial ,management ,regulation of   
the ,department of ,defense 7,do,d      
#gjjj4ad,r71 dated ,march #bjaa1 or any 
successor document4  #e4 ,failure to    
obtain audits with unqualified opinion  
of fiscal year #bjae general fund       
statement of budgetary resources of the 
,department of ,defense  7a7 ,in general
 ,if the ,department of ,defense fails  
to obtain an audit with an unqualified  
opinion on its general fund statement of

 budgetary resources for fiscal year    
#bjae by ,december #ca1 #bjae1 the      
following shall take effect on ,january 
#a1 #bjaf3 7#a7 ,additional             
qualifications and duties of ,,usd      
7,comptroller7  7,a7 ,qualifications    
,any individual nominated for           
appointment to the position of ,under   
,secretary of ,defense 7,comptroller7   
under section #ace of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 shall be an individual  
who has served-- 7i7 as the chief       
financial officer or equivalent position
 of a ,federal or ,state agency that has
 received an audit with an unqualified  
opinion on such agency's financial      
statements during the time of such      
individual's service2 or  7ii7 as the   
chief financial officer or equivalent   
position of a public company that has   
received an audit with an unqualified   
opinion on such company's financial     
statements during the time of such      
individual's service4  7,b7 ,duties and 
powers ,the duties and powers of the    

individual serving as ,under ,secretary 
of ,defense 7,comptroller7 shall        
include1 in addition to the duties and  
powers specified in section #ace7;c7 of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 such  
duties and powers with respect to the   
financial management of the ,department 
of ,defense as the ,deputy ,secretary of
 ,defense 7acting in the capacity of    
,chief ,management ,officer of the      
,department of ,defense7 or a successor 
official in the ,department of ,defense 
7acting in such capacity7 may prescribe4
  7#b7 ,additional qualifications and   
responsibilities of ,,asa for ,financial
 ,management  7,a7 ,qualifications ,any 
individual nominated for appointment to 
the position of ,assistant ,secretary of
 the ,army for ,financial ,management   
under section #cjaf of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code1 shall be an      
individual who has served-- 7i7 as the  
chief financial officer or equivalent   
position of a ,federal or ,state agency 
that has received an audit with an      

unqualified opinion on such agency's    
financial statements during the time of 
such individual's service2 or  7ii7 as  
the chief financial officer or          
equivalent position of a public company 
that has received an audit with an      
unqualified opinion on such company's   
financial statements during the time of 
such individual's service4  7,b7        
,responsibilities ,the responsibilities 
of the individual serving as ,assistant 
,secretary of the ,army for ,financial  
,management shall include1 in addition  
to the responsibilities specified in    
section #cjaf7;b77#d7 of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code1 such             
responsibilities as the ,deputy         
,secretary of ,defense 7acting in the   
capacity of ,chief ,management ,officer 
of the ,department of ,defense7 or a    
successor official in the ,department of
 ,defense 7acting in such capacity7 may 
prescribe4  7#c7 ,additional            
qualifications and responsibilities of  
,,asn for ,financial ,management  7,a7  

,qualifications ,any individual         
nominated for appointment to the        
position of ,assistant ,secretary of the
 ,navy for ,financial ,management under 
section #ejaf of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code1 shall be an individual   
who has served-- 7i7 as the chief       
financial officer or equivalent position
 of a ,federal or ,state agency that has
 received an audit with an unqualified  
opinion on such agency's financial      
statements during the time of such      
individual's service2 or  7ii7 as the   
chief financial officer or equivalent   
position of a public company that has   
received an audit with an unqualified   
opinion on such company's financial     
statements during the time of such      
individual's service4  7,b7             
,responsibilities ,the responsibilities 
of the individual serving as ,assistant 
,secretary of the ,navy for ,financial  
,management shall include1 in addition  
to the responsibilities specified in    
section #ejaf7;b77#d7 of title #aj1     

,united ,states ,code1 such             
responsibilities as the ,deputy         
,secretary of ,defense 7acting in the   
capacity of ,chief ,management ,officer 
of the ,department of ,defense7 or a    
successor official in the ,department of
 ,defense 7acting in such capacity7 may 
prescribe4  7#d7 ,additional            
qualifications and responsibilities of  
,,asaf for ,financial ,management  7,a7 
,qualifications ,any individual         
nominated for appointment to the        
position of ,assistant ,secretary of the
 ,air ,force for ,financial ,management 
under section #hjaf of title #aj1       
,united ,states ,code1 shall be an      
individual who has served-- 7i7 as the  
chief financial officer or equivalent   
position of a ,federal or ,state agency 
that has received an audit with an      
unqualified opinion on such agency's    
financial statements during the time of 
such individual's service2 or  7ii7 as  
the chief financial officer or          
equivalent position of a public company 

that has received an audit with an      
unqualified opinion on such company's   
financial statements during the time of 
such individual's service4  7,b7        
,responsibilities ,the responsibilities 
of the individual serving as ,assistant 
,secretary of the ,air ,force for       
,financial ,management shall include1 in
 addition to the responsibilities       
specified in section #hjaf7;b77#d7 of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 such  
responsibilities as the ,deputy         
,secretary of ,defense 7acting in the   
capacity of ,chief ,management ,officer 
of the ,department of ,defense7 or a    
successor official in the ,department of
 ,defense 7acting in such capacity7 may 
prescribe4  7b7 ,public company defined 
,in this section1 the term public       
company has the meaning given the term  
issuer in section #b7;a77#g7 of the     
,sarbanes-,oxley ,act of #bjjb 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #gbja7;a77#g774  #f4 ,failure 
of the ,department of ,defense to obtain
 audits with unqualified opinion of     

fiscal year #bjah financial statements  
,if the ,department of ,defense fails to
 obtain an audit with an unqualified    
opinion on its general fund statement of
 budgetary resources for fiscal year    
#bjah by ,december #ca1 #bjah3 7#a7     
,permanent cessation of enhanced general
 transfer authority ,effective as of    
,january #a1 #bjai1 the authority in    
section #d7;a7 shall cease to be        
available to the ,department of ,defense
 for fiscal year #bjah and any fiscal   
year thereafter4  7#b7 ,reorganization  
of responsibilities of chief management 
officer ,effective as of ,april #a1     
#bjai3 7,a7 ,position of ,chief         
,management ,officer ,section #acb;a of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  #acb;a4    
,chief ,management ,officer  7a7 ,in    
general  7#a7 ,there is a ,chief        
,management ,officer of the ,department 
of ,defense1 appointed from civilian    
life by the ,president1 by and with the 
advice and consent of the ,senate4  7#b7

 ,any individual nominated for          
appointment as ,chief ,management       
,officer shall be an individual who     
has-- 7,a7 extensive executive level    
leadership and management experience in 
the public or private sector2  7,b7     
strong leadership skills2  7,c7 a       
demonstrated ability to manage large and
 complex organizations2 and  7,d7 a     
proven record in achieving positive     
operational results4  7b7 ,powers and   
duties ,the ,chief ,management ,officer 
shall perform such duties and exercise  
such powers as the ,secretary of        
,defense may prescribe4  7c7 ,service as
 ,chief ,management ,officer  7#a7 ,the 
,chief ,management ,officer is the      
,chief ,management ,officer of the      
,department of ,defense4  7#b7 ,in      
serving as the ,chief ,management       
,officer of the ,department of ,defense1
 the ,chief ,management ,officer shall  
be responsible for the management and   
administration of the ,department of    
,defense with respect to the following3 

7,a7 ,the expenditure of funds1         
accounting1 and finance4  7,b7          
,procurement1 including procurement of  
any enterprise resource planning 7,,erp7
 system and any information technology  
7,,it7 system that is a financial feeder
 system1 human resources system1 or     
logistics system4  7,c7 ,facilities1    
property1 nonmilitary equipment1 and    
other resources4  7,d7 ,strategic       
planning1 annual performance planning1  
and identification and tracking of      
performance measures4  7,e7 ,internal   
audits and management analyses of the   
programs and activities of the          
,department1 including the ,defense     
,contract ,audit ,agency4  7,f7 ,such   
other areas or matters as the ,secretary
 of ,defense may designate4  7#c7 ,the  
head of the ,defense ,contract ,audit   
,agency shall be under the supervision  
of1 and shall report directly to1 the   
,chief ,management ,officer4  7d7       
,precedence ,the ,chief ,management     
,officer takes precedence in the        

,department of ,defense after the       
,secretary of ,defense and the ,deputy  
,secretary of ,defense4  4  7,b7        
,conforming amendments  7i7 ,section    
#aca7;b7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended-- 7,i7 by striking    
paragraph 7#c72  7,,ii7 by redesignating
 paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72 and  
7,,iii7 by inserting after paragraph    
7#a7 the following new paragraph 7#b73  
7#b7 ,the ,chief ,management ,officer of
 the ,department of ,defense4  4  7ii7  
,section #acb of such title is amended--
 7,i7 by striking subsection 7c72 and   
7,,ii7 by redesignating subsections 7d7 
and 7e7 as subsections 7c7 and 7d71     
respectively4  7iii7 ,section           
#acc7;e77#a7 of such title is amended by
 striking and the ,deputy ,secretary of 
,defense and inserting 1 the ,deputy    
,secretary of ,defense1 and the ,chief  
,management ,officer of the ,department 
of ,defense4  7iv7 ,such title is       
further amended by inserting the ,chief 
,management ,officer of the ,department 

of ,defense1 after the ,deputy          
,secretary of ,defense1 each place it   
appears in the provisions as follows3   
7,i7 ,section #acc7;e77#b74  7,,ii7     
,section #acd7;c74  7v7 ,section        
#acg;a7d7 of such title is amended by   
striking the ,secretaries of the        
military departments1 and all that      
follows and inserting the ,chief        
,management ,officer of the ,department 
of ,defense1 the ,secretaries of the    
military departments1 and the ,under    
,secretaries of ,defense44  7vi7        
,section #ach7;d7 of such title is      
amended by striking the ,secretaries of 
the military departments1 and all that  
follows through the period and inserting
 the ,chief ,management ,officer of the 
,department of ,defense1 the            
,secretaries of the military            
departments1 the ,under ,secretaries of 
,defense1 and the ,director of ,defense 
,research and ,engineering44  7,c7      
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of chapter #d 

of such title is amended by striking the
 item relating to section #acb;a and    
inserting the following new item3       
#acb;a4 ,chief ,management ,officer4  4 
7,d7 ,executive schedule ,section #ecac 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  ,chief ,management ,officer 
of the ,department of ,defense4  4  7,e7
 ,reference in law ,any reference in any
 provision of law to the ,chief         
,management ,officer of the ,department 
of ,defense shall be deemed to refer to 
the ,chief ,management ,officer of the  
,department of ,defense under section   
#acb;a of title #aj1 ,united ,states    
,code 7as amended by this paragraph74   
7#c7 ,jurisdiction of ,,dfas ,effective 
as of ,april #a1 #bjai3 7,a7 ,transfer  
to ,department of the ,treasury         
,jurisdiction of the ,defense ,finance  
and ,accounting ,service 7,,dfas7 is    
transferred from the ,department of     
,defense to the ,department of the      
,treasury4  7,b7 ,administration ,the   

,secretary of the ,treasury shall       
administer the ,defense ,finance and    
,accounting ,service following transfer 
under this paragraph through the        
,financial ,management ,service of the  
,department of the ,treasury4  7,c7     
,memorandum of understanding ,the       
,secretary of ,defense and the          
,secretary of the ,treasury shall       
jointly enter into a memorandum of      
understanding regarding the transfer of 
jurisdiction of the ,defense ,finance   
and ,accounting ,service under this     
paragraph4 ,the memorandum of           
understanding shall provide for the     
transfer of the personnel and other     
resources of the ,service to the        
,department of the ,treasury and for the
 assumption of responsibility for such  
personnel and resources by the          
,department of the ,treasury4  7,d7     
,construction ,nothing in this paragraph
 shall be construed as terminating1     
altering1 or revising any               
responsibilities or authorities of the  

,defense ,finance and ,accounting       
,service 7other than responsibilities   
and authorities in connection with the  
exercise of jurisdiction of the ,service
 following transfer under this          
paragraph74  #g4 ,failure of the        
military departments to obtain audits   
with unqualified opinion of financial   
statements for fiscal years after fiscal
 year #bjag  7a7 ,permanent cessation of
 authorities on reprogramming of funds  
,if a military department fails to      
obtain an audit with an unqualified     
opinion on its financial statements for 
fiscal year #bjah by ,december #ca1     
#bjah1 effective as of ,january #a1     
#bjai1 the authorities in section #d7;b7
 shall cease to be available to the     
military department for fiscal year     
#bjah and any fiscal year thereafter4   
7b7 ,annual prohibition on expenditure  
of funds for certain ,m,d,a,ps past     
,milestone ,b in connection with failure
  7#a7 ,prohibition ,effective for      
fiscal years after fiscal year #bjag1 if

 a military department fails to obtain  
an audit with an unqualified opinion on 
its financial statements for any fiscal 
year1 effective as of the date of the   
issuance of the opinion on such audit1  
amounts available to the military       
department for the following fiscal year
 may not be obligated by the military   
department for a weapon or weapon system
 or platform being acquired as a major  
defense acquisition program for any     
activity beyond ,milestone ,b approval  
unless such program has already achieved
 ,milestone ,b approval of the date of  
the issuance of the opinion on such     
audit4  7#b7 ,definitions ,in this      
subsection3 7,a7 ,the term major defense
 acquisition program has the meaning    
given that term in section #bdcj of     
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7,b7 
,the term ,milestone ,b approval has the
 meaning given that term in section     
#bcff7;e77#g7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code4  #h4 ,enterprise resource
 planning ,the ,secretary of ,defense   

shall amend the acquisition guidance of 
the ,department of ,defense to provide  
for the following3 7#a7 ,the ,defense   
,business ,system ,management ,committee
 may not approve procurement of any     
,enterprise ,resource ,planning 7,,erp7 
business system that is independently   
estimated to take longer than three     
years to procure from initial obligation
 of funds to full deployment and        
sustainment4  7#b7 ,any contract for the
 acquisition of an ,enterprise ,resource
 ,planning business system shall include
 a provision authorizing termination of 
the contract at no cost to the          
,government if procurement of the system
 takes longer than three years from     
initial obligation of funds to full     
deployment and sustainment4  7#c7 ,any  
implementation of an ,enterprise        
,resource ,planning system shall comply 
with each of the following3 7,a7 ,the   
current ,business ,enterprise           
,architecture established by the ,chief 
,management ,officer of the ,department 

of ,defense4  7,b7 ,the provisions of   
section #bbbb of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7#d7 ,the ,deputy       
,secretary of ,defense 7acting in the   
capacity of ,chief ,management ,officer 
of the ,department of ,defense7 or a    
successor official in the ,department of
 ,defense 7acting in such capacity7     
shall have the authority to replace any 
program manager 7whether in a military  
department or a ,defense ,agency7 for   
the procurement of an ,enterprise       
,resource ,planning business system if  
procurement of the system takes longer  
than three years from initial obligation
 of funds to full deployment and        
sustainment4  7#e7 ,any integrator      
contract for the implementation of an   
,enterprise ,resource ,planning business
 system shall only be awarded to        
companies that have a history of        
successful implementation of other      
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 systems for the ,federal ,government   
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,defense or another department or agency
 of the ,federal ,government71 including
 meeting cost and schedule goals4