REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

SEC. 381. REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Determination Required.— (1) Not later than March 15 in each of 1995, 1996, and 1997, the Secretary of Defense shall— (A) determine whether each automated information system described in paragraph (2) meets the requirements set forth in subsection (b); and (B) take appropriate action to end the modernization or development by the Department of Defense of any such system that the Secretary determines does not meet such requirements. (2) An automated information system referred to in paragraph (1) is an automated information system— (A) that is undergoing modernization or development by the Department of Defense; (B) that exceeds $50,000,000 in value; and (C) that is not a migration system, as determined by the Enterprise Integration Executive Board of the Department of Defense. (b) Requirements.— The use of an automated information system by the Department of Defense shall— (1) contribute to the achievement of Department of Defense strategies for the use of automated information systems; (2) as determined by the Secretary, provide an acceptable benefit from the investment in the system or make a substantial contribution to the performance of the defense mission for which the system is used; (3) comply with Department of Defense directives applicable to life cycle management of automated information systems; and (4) be based on guidance developed under subsection (c). (c) Guidance for Use.— The Secretary of Defense shall develop guidance for the use of automated information systems by the Department of Defense. In developing the guidance, the Secretary shall consider the following: 108 STAT. 2739 (1) Directives of the Office of Management and Budget applicable to returns of investment for such systems. (2) A sound, functional economic analysis. (3) Established objectives for the Department of Defense information infrastructure. (4) Migratory assessment criteria, including criteria under guidance provided by the Defense Information Systems Agency. (d) Waiver.— (1) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of subsection (a) for an automated information system if the Secretary determines that the purpose for which the system is being modernized or developed is of compelling military importance. (2) If the Secretary exercises the waiver authority provided in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include the following in the next report required by subsection (f): (A) The reasons for the failure of the automated information system to meet all of the requirements of subsection (b). (B) A determination of whether the system is expected to meet such requirements in the future, and if so, the date by which the system is expected to meet the requirements. (e) Performance Measures and Management Controls.— (1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish performance measures and management controls for the supervision and management of the activities described in paragraph (2). The performance measures and management controls shall be adequate to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the Department of Defense receives the maximum benefit possible from the development, modernization, operation, and maintenance of automated information systems. (2) The activities referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: (A) Accelerated implementation of migration systems. (B) Establishment of data standards. (C) Process improvement. (f) Reports.— Not later than March 15 in each of 1995, 1996, and 1997, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the establishment and implementation of the performance measures and management controls referred to in subsection (e)(1). Each such report shall also specify— (1) the automated information systems that, as determined under subsection (a), meet the requirements of subsection (b); (2) the automated information systems that, as determined under subsection (a), do not meet the requirements of subsection (b) and the action taken by the Secretary to end the use of such systems; and (3) the automated information systems that, as determined by the Enterprise Integration Executive Board, are migration systems. (g) Review by Comptroller General.— Not later than April 30, 1995, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that contains an evaluation of the following: (1) The progress made by the Department of Defense in achieving the goals of the corporate information management program of the Department. (2) The progress made by the Secretary of Defense in establishing the performance measures and management controls referred to in subsection (e)(1). 108 STAT. 2740 (3) The progress made by the Department of Defense in using automated information systems that meet the requirements of subsection (b). (4) The report required by subsection (f) to be submitted in 1995. (h) Definitions.— In this section: (1) The term “automated information system” means an automated information system of the Department of Defense described in the exhibits designated as “1T-43” in the budget submitted to Congress by the President for fiscal year 1995 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code. (2) The term “migration system” has the meaning given such term in the document entitled “Department of Defense Strategy for Acceleration of Migration Systems and Data Standards” attached to the memorandum of the Department of Defense dated October 13, 1993 (relating to accelerated implementation of migration systems, data standards, and process improvement).