DATA COLLECTION ON CONTRACT SUPPORT FOR FUTURE OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS INVOLVING COMBAT OPERATIONS.

SEC. 844. [10 U.S.C. 2302 note] DATA COLLECTION ON CONTRACT SUPPORT FOR FUTURE OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS INVOLVING COMBAT OPERATIONS. (a) In General.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall each issue guidance regarding data collection on contract support for future contingency operations outside the United States that involve combat operations. (b) Elements.—The guidance required by subsection (a) shall ensure that the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the United States Agency for International Development take the steps necessary to ensure that each agency has the capability to collect and report, at a minimum, the following data regarding such contract support: (1) The total number of contracts entered into as of the date of any report. (2) The total number of such contracts that are active as of such date. (3) The total value of contracts entered into as of such date. (4) The total value of such contracts that are active as of such date. (5) An identification of the extent to which the contracts entered into as of such date were entered into using competitive procedures. (6) The total number of contractor personnel working under contracts entered into as of the end of each calendar quarter during the one-year period ending on such date. (7) The total number of contractor personnel performing security functions under contracts entered into as of the end of each calendar quarter during the one-year period ending on such date. (8) The total number of contractor personnel killed or wounded under any contracts entered into. (c) Comptroller General Review and Report.— (1) Review.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall review the data system or systems established to track contractor data pursuant to subsections (a) and (b). The review shall, with respect to each such data system, at a minimum— (A) identify each such data system and assess the resources needed to sustain such system; (B) determine if all such data systems are interoperable, use compatible data standards, and meet the requirements of section 2222 of title 10, United States Code; and (C) make recommendations on the steps that the Department of Defense, the Department of State, and the United States Agency for International Development should take to ensure that all such data systems— (i) meet the requirements of the guidance issued pursuant to subsections (a) and (b); (ii) are interoperable, use compatible data standards, and meet the requirements of section 2222 of such title; and (iii) are supported by appropriate business processes and rules to ensure the timeliness and reliability of data. (2) Report.—Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report on the review required by paragraph (1) to the following committees: (A) The congressional defense committees. (B) The Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (C) The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.