Establishes in the Department of Defense (DOD) a Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management (Deputy Secretary) to: (1) serve as the Chief Management Officer of DOD; and (2) act as principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense on matters relating to the management of DOD, including defense business activities.
Makes the Deputy Secretary responsible to the Secretary for development, approval, implementation, integration, and oversight for the management of DOD that relate to performance of the the following functions: (1) planning and budgeting, including performance measurement; (2) acquisition; (3) logistics; (4) facilities, installations, and environment; (5) financial management; (6) human resources and personnel; and (7) management of information resources.
Requires the Deputy Secretary, among other things, to: (1) develop and maintain a department-wide strategic plan for defense business reform; and (2) establish performance goals and measures for improving and evaluating overall DOD economy, efficiency, and effectiveness.
Directs the Deputy Secretary to enter into an annual performance agreement with the Secretary measuring individual and organizational goals.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 780 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
1st Session
S. 780
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish the position of
Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 14, 2005
Mr. Ensign (for himself, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Voinovich) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Armed Services
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A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish the position of
Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR MANAGEMENT.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) Position and duties.--
(A) Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(i) in section 131(b), by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following new
paragraph:
``(1) Two Deputy Secretaries of Defense, as follows:
``(A) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.
``(B) The Deputy Secretary of Defense for
Management.''; and
(ii) by inserting after section 132 the
following new section 132a:
``Sec. 132a. Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management
``(a) Establishment.--(1) There is a Deputy Secretary of Defense
for Management, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among persons who
have--
``(A) extensive executive level leadership and management
experience in the private or public sector;
``(B) strong leadership skills;
``(C) a demonstrated ability to manage large and complex
organizations; and
``(D) a record of achieving positive operational results.
``(2) A person may not be appointed as Deputy Secretary of Defense
for Management within 10 years after relief from active duty as a
commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force.
``(3) The Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management shall serve
for a term of seven years, except that the Deputy Secretary may be
removed earlier if the Secretary of Defense determines under subsection
(h)(2) that the Deputy Secretary's performance has not been
satisfactory.
``(b) General Authority.--(1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense for
Management--
``(A) serves as the Chief Management Officer of the
Department of Defense;
``(B) is the principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense
on matters relating to the management of the Department of
Defense, including defense business activities, to ensure
departmentwide capability to carry out the strategic plan of
the Department of Defense in support of national security
objectives; and
``(C) performs such additional duties and exercises such
other powers as the Secretary may prescribe.
``(2) The Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management takes
precedence in the Department of Defense immediately after the Deputy
Secretary of Defense.
``(3)(A) The Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management shall act
for, and exercise the powers of, the Secretary of Defense when--
``(i) the Secretary is disabled or there is no Secretary of
Defense; and
``(ii) the Deputy Secretary of Defense is disabled or there
is no Deputy Secretary of Defense.
``(B) The Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management shall act for,
and exercise the powers of, the Deputy Secretary of Defense when the
Deputy Secretary is disabled or there is no Deputy Secretary of
Defense.
``(c) Management Duties.--To support the economical, efficient, and
effective execution of the national defense objectives, policies, and
plans of the Department of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense for
Management shall be responsible to the Secretary of Defense for the
development, approval, implementation, integration, and oversight of
policies, procedures, processes, and systems for the management of the
Department of Defense that relate to performance of the following
functions:
``(1) Planning and budgeting, including performance
measurement.
``(2) Acquisition.
``(3) Logistics.
``(4) Facilities, installations, and environment.
``(5) Financial management.
``(6) Human resources and personnel.
``(7) Management of information resources, including
information technology, networks, and telecommunications
functions.
``(d) Defense Business Reform.--For the functions specified in
subsection (c), the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management shall--
``(1) develop and maintain a departmentwide management
strategic plan for business reform, and identify key
initiatives to be undertaken by the Department and its
components, together with related resource needs;
``(2) establish performance goals and measures for
improving and evaluating overall economy, efficiency, and
effectiveness;
``(3) monitor and measure the progress of the Department of
Defense and its components in meeting established performance
goals for improving economy, efficiency, and effectiveness; and
``(4) review and approve plans and budgets for business
reform, including any proposed changes to policies, procedures,
processes, and systems, to ensure the compatibility of those
plans and budgets with--
``(A) the overall strategic plan and budget of the
Department of Defense;
``(B) the strategic plan for business reform of the
Department of Defense; and
``(C) achievement of the integration of business
activities throughout the Department of Defense.
``(e) Defense Business Systems.--(1) In carrying out the duties of
the position under this section, the Deputy Secretary of Defense for
Management shall oversee the implementation of a defense business
systems modernization program including the execution of any funds
appropriated for maintaining legacy systems and for modernizing defense
business systems.
``(2) The Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management shall--
``(A) oversee the development of, and shall review and
approve, all budget requests for defense business systems,
including the information to be submitted to Congress under
section 2222(h) of this title; and
``(B) subject to the authority, direction, and control of
the Secretary of Defense, perform the responsibilities of the
Secretary under section 2222 of this title.
``(3) In this subsection, the terms `defense business system' and
`defense business system modernization' have the meanings given to
those terms in section 2222(j) of this title.
``(f) Relationship to Other Defense Officials.--The Deputy
Secretary of Defense for Management exercises the authority of the
Secretary of Defense in the performance of the duties of the Deputy
Secretary under this section, subject to the authority, direction, and
control of the Secretary. The Secretaries of the military departments
and the heads of the other elements of the Department of Defense are
subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Deputy
Secretary in the performance of their duties with respect to matters
within the authority of the Deputy Secretary, and the exercise of that
authority by the Deputy Secretary is binding on the military
departments and such other elements.
``(g) Consultation With Other Officials.--In carrying out the
duties of the position under this section, the Deputy Secretary of
Defense for Management shall consult on a continuing basis with the
Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military
departments, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff--
``(1) to support economical, efficient, and effective
performance of the missions of the Department of Defense; and
``(2) to support each of those officials--
``(A) in the implementation of the national defense
strategy and the strategic plan of the Department of
Defense; and
``(B) in the administration of related programs,
plans, operations, and activities.
``(h) Performance and Evaluation.--(1) The Deputy Secretary of
Defense for Management shall enter into an annual performance agreement
with the Secretary of Defense each year. The agreement shall set forth
measurable individual and organizational goals that are consistent with
the goals and measures established under subsection (d) of this
section. The agreement shall be available for public disclosure.
``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate the performance of
the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management each year and shall
determine as part of each such evaluation whether the Deputy Secretary
has made satisfactory progress toward achieving the goals set out in
the performance agreement for that year under paragraph (1).''.
(B) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 132 the following new item:
``132a. Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management.''.
(2) Executive level ii.--Section 5313 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after ``Deputy Secretary
of Defense'' the following:
``Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management.''.
(b) Membership of Certain Department of Defense Management
Committees.--
(1) Financial management modernization executive
committee.--Section 185(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A),
(B), (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (B),
(C), (D), (E), and (F), respectively;
(ii) by inserting after ``composed of the
following:'' the following new subparagraph
(A):
``(A) The Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management, who
shall be the chairman of the committee.''; and
(iii) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated
by clause (i), by striking ``, who shall be the
chairman of the committee''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``the Deputy
Secretary of Defense for Management,'' after ``the
Deputy Secretary of Defense,''.
(2) Defense business system management committee.--Section
186 of such title is amended by striking ``Deputy Secretary of
Defense'' each place it appears in subsections (a)(1) and (b)
and inserting ``Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management''.
(c) Adjustments to Duties and Precedence of Other Officials.--
(1) Under secretary of defense for policy.--Section 134 of
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``Secretary
of Defense--'' and inserting ``Secretary of Defense
and the Deputy Secretary of Defense--''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by inserting ``the Deputy
Secretary of Defense for Management,'' after ``the
Deputy Secretary of Defense,''.
(2) Under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology,
and logistics.--Section 133(e) of such title is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and the Deputy
Secretary of Defense'' and inserting ``, the Deputy
Secretary of Defense, and the Deputy Secretary of
Defense for Management''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``the Deputy
Secretary of Defense for Management,'' after ``the
Deputy Secretary of Defense,''.
(3) Deputy under secretary of defense for logistics and
materiel readiness.--Section 133b(c)(2) of such title is
amended by inserting ``the Deputy Secretary of Defense for
Management,'' after ``the Deputy Secretary of Defense,''.
(4) Director of operational test and evaluation.--Section
139 of such title is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and the
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics'' and inserting ``,
the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Deputy
Secretary of Defense for Management, the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics,''; and
(ii) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, the
Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Deputy
Secretary of Defense for Management'' after
``the Secretary of Defense''; and
(B) in subsection (c), by striking ``and the Deputy
Secretary of Defense'' in the first sentence and
inserting ``, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the
Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management''.
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