EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT.

SEC. 302. EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT.(a) Modification of Elements in Report on Implementation.—Subsection (a) of section 887 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4562) is amended by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following new paragraphs:“(7) A discussion of the methodology used to establish appropriate baselines for earned value management at the award of a contract or commencement of a program, whichever is earlier.123 STAT. 1731“(8) A discussion of the manner in which the Department ensures that personnel responsible for administering and overseeing earned value management systems have the training and qualifications needed to perform that responsibility.“(9) A discussion of mechanisms to ensure that contractors establish and use approved earned value management systems, including mechanisms such as the consideration of the quality of contractor earned value management performance in past performance evaluations.“(10) Recommendations for improving earned value management and its implementation within the Department, including—“(A) a discussion of the merits of possible alternatives; and“(B) a plan for implementing any improvements the Secretary determines to be appropriate.”.(b) Modification of Report Date.—Subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking “270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act” and inserting “October 14, 2009”.