REGULATIONS RELATING TO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN THE PARTICIPATION OF A MILITARY DEPARTMENT IN A JOINT ACQUISITION PROGRAM.

SEC. 820. REGULATIONS RELATING TO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN THE PARTICIPATION OF A MILITARY DEPARTMENT IN A JOINT ACQUISITION PROGRAM. (a) Regulations Required.—Section 2308 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by designating the existing text as subsection (a); and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 106 STAT. 2459 “(b) Regulations Required.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that prohibit each military department participating in a joint acquisition program approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition from terminating or substantially reducing its participation in such program without the approval of the Under Secretary. “(2) The regulations shall include the following provisions: “(A) A requirement that, before any such termination or substantial reduction in participation is approved, the proposed termination or reduction be reviewed by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council of the Department of Defense. “(B) A provision that authorizes the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition to require a military department approved for termination or substantial reduction in participation in a joint acquisition program to continue to provide some or all of the funding necessary for the acquisition program to be continued in an efficient manner.”, (b) Deadline for Regulations.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the regulations required by subsection (b) of section 2308 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.