DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM REVIEW.

SEC. 877. DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM REVIEW.(a) Curriculum Review.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall lead a review of the curriculum offered by the Defense Acquisition University to ensure it adequately supports the training and education requirements of acquisition professionals, particularly in service contracting, long term sustainment strategies, information technology, and rapid acquisition. The review shall also involve the service acquisition executives of each military department.(b) Analysis of Funding Requirements for Training.—Following the review conducted under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall analyze the most recent future-years defense program to determine the amounts of estimated expenditures and 124 STAT. 4306 proposed appropriations necessary to support the training requirements of the amendments made by section 874, including any new training requirements determined after the review conducted under subsection (a). The Secretary shall identify any additional funding needed for such training requirements in the separate chapter on the defense acquisition workforce required in the next annual strategic workforce plan under 115b of title 10, United States Code.(c) Requirement for Ongoing Curriculum Development With Certain Schools.—(1) Requirement.—Section 1746 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(c) Curriculum Development.—The President of the Defense Acquisition University shall work with the relevant professional schools and degree-granting institutions of the Department of Defense and military departments to ensure that best practices are used in curriculum development to support acquisition workforce positions.”.(2) Amendment to section heading.—(A) The heading of section 1746 of such title is amended to read as follows:“§ 1746. Defense Acquisition University” .(B) The item relating to section 1746 in the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of chapter 87 of such title is amended to read as follows: “1746. Defense Acquisition University.”.