,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cacb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjai,mr4  
,johnson of ,south ,dakota 7for himself1
 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 and ,mr4  
,wilson of ,south ,carolina7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,defense to provide a briefing to the  
congressional defense committees        
relating to the middle tier of          
acquisition programs1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,rapid ,fielding    
,defense ,capabilities and ,risk        
,assessment ,act4  #b4 ,briefing        
relating to the middle tier of          
acquisition programs  7a7 ,in general   
,not later than ,december #a1 #bjai1 the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall provide a 
briefing to the congressional defense   
committees 7as defined in section       
#aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code7 on lessons learned and   

best practices identified through the   
use of the middle tier of acquisition   
programs described under section #hjd of
 the ,national ,defense ,authorization  
,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjaf 7,public   
,law #aad-ib2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb note74
 ,the briefing shall be accompanied by a
 written analysis--  7#a7 identifying   
which lessons learned can be applied    
to-- 7,a7 middle tier acquisition       
programs2 and  7,b7 any major defense   
acquisition program 7as defined under   
section #bdcj of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code72  7#b7 describing the    
extent to which covered risk should be a
 factor in determining which acquisition
 authority to use1 including--  7,a7 an 
acquisition pathway as described under  
subsection 7b7 of section #hjd of the   
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjaf 7,public ,law   
#aad-ib2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb note72     
7,b7 the authority described under      
section #bcga;b of title #aj1 ,united   
,states ,code2  7,c7 acquisition        

authority relating to urgent operational
 needs2  7,d7 a traditional acquisition 
process2 or  7,e7 any other acquisition 
authority1 as determined by the         
,secretary2  7#c7 describing whether any
 requirements applicable to major       
defense acquisition programs should be  
applicable to middle tier acquisition   
programs under such section2 and  7#d7  
recommending amendments or revisions 7as
 applicable7 to law or regulation1 and  
including available data to support such
 recommendations4  7b7 ,covered risk    
defined ,in this section1 the term      
covered risk shall have the meaning     
given by the ,secretary of ,defense1 and
 shall include a consideration of cost1 
schedule1 performance1 risk to          
operational success4