124 STAT. 4309 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 (1) increased reliance on individual obligation and expendi- ture plans for measuring program financial performance; (2) mechanisms to improve funding stability and to increase the predictability of the release of funding for obligation and expenditure; and (3) streamlined mechanisms for a program manager to submit an appeal for funding changes and to have such appeal evaluated promptly. (b) TRAINING.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall ensure that, as part of the training required for program managers and business managers, an emphasis is placed on obligating and expending appropriated funds in a manner that achieves the best value for the Government and that the purpose and limitations of obligation and expenditure benchmarks are made clear. (c) REPORT.—The Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense shall include a report on the results of the review under this section in the next update of the strategic management plan transmitted to the Committees on Armed Serv- ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives under section 904(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 275; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 2201) after the completion of the review. SEC. 883. DISCLOSURE AND TRACEABILITY OF THE COST OF DEPART- MENT OF DEFENSE HEALTH CARE CONTRACTS. (a) REPORT.— (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than September 30, 2011, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a detailed report on the additional cost to the Department of Defense associated with compliance with the Patient Protec- tion and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152). (2) MATTERS COVERED.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include an estimate of— (A) the additional costs, if any, incurred on health care contracts to comply with such Acts; and (B) any other additional costs to the Department of Defense to comply with such Acts. (b) HEALTH CARE CONTRACT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘health care contract’’ means a contract awarded by the Department of Defense in an amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold for the acquisition of any of the following: (1) Medical supplies. (2) Health care services and administration, including the services of medical personnel. (3) Durable medical equipment. (4) Pharmaceuticals. (5) Health care-related information technology.
