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HR 6522 114th Congress House

Public Release and Implementation of Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a certain study by the Defense Business Board regarding potential cost savings in the Department of De… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a certain study by the Defense Business Board regarding potential cost savings in the Department of Defense and to provide for expedited consideration of legislation to implement such cost savings.

Introduced: December 8, 2016 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 8, 2016
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Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Public Release and Implementation of Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) submit to specified congressional committees the Defense Business Board study entitled "Transforming Department of Defense's Core Business Processes for Revolutionary Change" and any supporting information used by the board to conduct such study, and (2) make such study publicly available.

The bill sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of legislation to implement at least 80% of the DOD cost savings identified in such study.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1326 Reintroduced Bill Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings and Transparency Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6522: Public Release and Implementation of Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6522/
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"H.R. 6522: Public Release and Implementation of Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6522/.
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H.R. 6522, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6522/.
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