REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAMS THAT QUALIFY AS BOTH MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEM PROGRAMS AND MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

SEC. 817. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROGRAMS THAT QUALIFY AS BOTH MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEM PROGRAMS AND MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.(a) In General.—Section 2445d of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “of this title” and all that follows and inserting “of this title, the Secretary may designate the program to be treated only as a major automated information system program covered by this chapter or to be treated only as a major defense acquisition program covered by such chapter 144.”.(b) Guidance Required.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance on the implementation of section 2445d of title 10, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a)). The guidance shall provide that, as a general rule—(1) a program covered by such section that requires the development of customized hardware shall be treated only as a major defense acquisition program under chapter 144 of title 10, United States Code; and(2) a program covered by such section that does not require the development of customized hardware shall be treated only as a major automated information system program under chapter 144A of title 10, United States Code.