,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cacb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjai,mr4   
,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota 7= himself1     
,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,wilson
 ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se to provide a brief+
 to ! congressional def5se committees   
relat+ to ! middle ti] ( acquisition    
programs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rapid  
,field+ ,def5se ,capabilities & ,risk   
,assessm5t ,act4  #b4 ,brief+ relat+ to 
! middle ti] ( acquisition programs  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an ,decemb] #a1      
#bjai1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all       
provide a brief+ to ! congressional     
def5se committees 7z def9$ 9 section    
#aja7;a77#af7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code7 on lessons le>n$ & be/ practices
 id5tifi$ ?r\gh ! use ( ! middle ti] (  
acquisition programs describ$ "u section
 #hjd ( ! ,national ,def5se             

,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjaf 
7,public ,law #aad-ib2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4    
#bcjb note74 ,! brief+ %all be          
accompani$ by a writt5 analysis--  7#a7 
id5tify+ :i* lessons le>n$ c be appli$  
to-- 7,a7 middle ti] acquisition        
programs2 &  7,b7 any major def5se      
acquisition program 7z def9$ "u section 
#bdcj ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code72
  7#b7 describ+ ! ext5t to :i* cov]$    
risk %\ld be a factor 9 det]m9+ :i*     
acquisition au?ority to use1 includ+--  
7,a7 an acquisition pa?way z describ$ "u
 subsection 7b7 ( section #hjd ( !      
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjaf 7,public ,law        
#aad-ib2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb note72     
7,b7 ! au?ority describ$ "u section     
#bcga;b ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code2  7,c7 acquisition au?ority relat+
 to urg5t op]ational ne$s2  7,d7 a      
traditional acquisition process2 or     
7,e7 any o!r acquisition au?ority1 z    
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2  7#c7 describ+  
:e!r any requirem5ts applicable to major

 def5se acquisition programs %\ld be    
applicable to middle ti] acquisition    
programs "u su* section2 &  7#d7        
recomm5d+ am5dm5ts or revisions 7z      
applicable7 to law or regulation1 &     
includ+ available data to support su*   
recomm5dations4  7b7 ,cov]$ risk def9$  
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ risk %all h 
! mean+ giv5 by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 &
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s*$ule1 p]=mance1 risk to op]ational    
success4