RECHARACTERIZATION OF CHANGES TO MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEM PROGRAMS.

SEC. 802. RECHARACTERIZATION OF CHANGES TO MAJOR AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEM PROGRAMS. (a) Addition to Covered Determination of a Significant Change.—Subsection (c)(2) of section 2445c of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: “(D) the automated information system or information technology investment failed to achieve a full deployment decision within five years after the Milestone A decision for the program or, if there was no Milestone A decision, the date when the preferred alternative is selected for the program (excluding any time during which program activity is delayed as a result of a bid protest).” . (b) Removal of Covered Determination of a Critical Change.—Subsection (d)(3) of such section is amended— (1) by striking subparagraph (A); and (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively. (c) Technical Amendment for Clarity.—Subsection (d)(2) of such section is amended by striking “(A) is primarily due to an extension of a program, and (B) involves” and inserting “are primarily due to an extension of a program and involve”.