RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOGISTICS AND SUSTAINMENT FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

SEC. 911. RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOGISTICS AND SUSTAINMENT FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology.—(1) The position of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology in the Department of Defense is hereby redesignated as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. Any reference in any law, regulation, document, or other record of the United States to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology shall be treated as referring to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. (2) Section 133 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsections (a), (b), and (e)(1), by striking “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology” and 113 STAT. 718inserting “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics”; and (B) in subsection (b)— (i) by striking “logistics,” in paragraph (2); (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and (iii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3): “(3) establishing policies for logistics, maintenance, and sustainment support for all elements of the Department of Defense;”. (b) New Deputy Under Secretary for Logistics and Materiel Readiness.—(1) Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 133a the following new section: “§ 133b. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness “(a) There is a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness, appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Deputy Under Secretary shall be appointed from among persons with an extensive background in the sustainment of major weapon systems and combat support equipment. “(b) The Deputy Under Secretary is the principal adviser to the Secretary and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics on logistics and materiel readiness in the Department of Defense and is the principal logistics official within the senior management of the Department of Defense. “(c) The Deputy Under Secretary shall perform such duties relating to logistics and materiel readiness as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics may assign, including— “(1) prescribing, by authority of the Secretary of Defense, policies and procedures for the conduct of logistics, maintenance, materiel readiness, and sustainment support in the Department of Defense; “(2) advising and assisting the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics providing guidance to and consulting with the Secretaries of the military departments, with respect to logistics, maintenance, materiel readiness, and sustainment support in the Department of Defense; and “(3) monitoring and reviewing all logistics, maintenance, materiel readiness, and sustainment support programs in the Department of Defense.”. (2) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the paragraph relating to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology the following new paragraph: “Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness”. (c) Revisions to Law Providing for Deputy Under Secretary for Acquisition and Technology.—Section 133a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—113 STAT. 719 (1) by striking “his duties” in the first sentence and inserting “the Under Secretary’s duties relating to acquisition and technology”; and (2) by striking the second sentence. (d) Conforming Amendments to Chapter 4.—Chapter 4 of such title is further amended as follows: (1) Sections 131(b)(2), 134(c), 137(b), and 139(b) are amended by striking “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology” each place it appears and inserting “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics”. (2) The heading of section 133 is amended to read as follows: “§ 133. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics”. (3) The table of sections at the beginning of the chapter is amended— (A) by striking the item relating to section 133 and inserting the following: “133. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.”; and (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 133a the following new item: “133b. Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness.”. (e) Additional Conforming Amendments.—Section 5313 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology” and inserting “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics”.