118 STAT. 1851 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 SEC. 332. DEFENSE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE, SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CONDITIONS FOR OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR DEFENSE BUSINESS SYSTEM MODERNIZA TION. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 2223 the following new section: ‘‘§ 2222. Defense business systems: architecture, account ability, and modernization ‘‘(a) CONDITIONS FOR OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR DEFENSE BUSI NESS SYSTEM MODERNIZATION.—Effective October 1, 2005, funds appropriated to the Department of Defense may not be obligated for a defense business system modernization that will have a total cost in excess of $1,000,000 unless— ‘‘(1) the approval authority designated for the defense busi ness system certifies to the Defense Business Systems Manage ment Committee established by section 186 of this title that the defense business system modernization— ‘‘(A) is in compliance with the enterprise architecture developed under subsection (c); ‘‘(B) is necessary to achieve a critical national security capability or address a critical requirement in an area such as safety or security; or ‘‘(C) is necessary to prevent a significant adverse effect on a project that is needed to achieve an essential capa bility, taking into consideration the alternative solutions for preventing such adverse effect; and ‘‘(2) the certification by the approval authority is approved by the Defense Business Systems Management Committee. ‘‘(b) OBLIGATION OF FUNDS IN VIOLATION OF REQUIREMENTS.— The obligation of Department of Defense funds for a business system modernization in excess of the amount specified in subsection (a) that has not been certified and approved in accordance with such subsection is a violation of section 1341(a)(1)(A) of title 31. ‘‘(c) ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE FOR DEFENSE BUSINESS SYS TEMS.—Not later than September 30, 2005, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Defense Business Systems Management Com mittee, shall develop— ‘‘(1) an enterprise architecture to cover all defense business systems, and the functions and activities supported by defense business systems, which shall be sufficiently defined to effec tively guide, constrain, and permit implementation of interoper able defense business system solutions and consistent with the policies and procedures established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and ‘‘(2) a transition plan for implementing the enterprise architecture for defense business systems. ‘‘(d) COMPOSITION OF ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE.—The defense business enterprise architecture developed under subsection (c)(1) shall include the following: ‘‘(1) An information infrastructure that, at a minimum, would enable the Department of Defense to— ‘‘(A) comply with all Federal accounting, financial management, and reporting requirements; ‘‘(B) routinely produce timely, accurate, and reliable financial information for management purposes; Deadline. Effective date.
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