,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #a1 #bjai 
,mr4 ,rounds introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for pilot        
programs to streamline decision-making  
process for weapon systems4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,defense ,acquisition ,decision ,making 
,streamlining ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,pilot
 programs to streamline decision-making 
process for weapon systems  7a7         
,candidate acquisition programs  7#a7   
,in general ,not later than #ij days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 each ,service ,acquisition        
,executive shall recommend to the       
,secretary of ,defense at least one     
major defense acquisition program for a 
skunk works pilot program as described  
in the ,department of ,defense's ,better
 ,buying ,power #c4j memorandum4 ,each  
pilot program should include tailored   

measures to streamline the entire       
milestone decision process1 with the    
results evaluated and reported for      
potential wider use4  7#b7 ,elements    
,each pilot program selected pursuant to
 paragraph 7#a7 shall include the       
following elements3 7,a7 ,delineating   
the appropriate information needed to   
support milestone decisions1 assuring   
program accountability and oversight1   
which should be based on the business   
case principles needed for well-informed
 milestone decisions1 including         
user-defined requirements1 reasonable   
acquisition and life-cycle cost         
estimates1 and a knowledge-based        
acquisition plan for maturing           
technologies1 stabilizing the program   
design1 and ensuring key manufacturing  
processes are in control4  7,b7         
,developing an efficient process for    
providing this information to the       
milestone decision authority by--  7i7  
minimizing any reviews between the      
program office and the different        

functional staff offices within each    
chain of command level2 and  7ii7       
establishing frequent1 regular          
interaction between the program office  
and milestone decision makers1 in lieu  
of documentation reviews1 to help       
expedite the process4  7b7 ,briefing    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,acquisition and ,sustainment shall     
provide to the congressional defense    
committees an informal briefing         
detailing--  7#a7 the acquisition       
programs selected pursuant to subsection
 7a72  7#b7 the associated action plans1
 including timelines1 for each program2 
and  7#c7 the manner in which each      
program conforms to the requirements set
 forth in subsection 7a77#b74  7c7      
,congressional defense committees       
defined ,in this section1 the term      
congressional defense committees has the
 meaning given that term in section     
#aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united     

,states ,code4