S. 454: A bill to improve the organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems, and for other purposes.

CBO Score

$91 million

Date of Report

Wed May 6th, 2009

CBO Report Details

Legislation Details

111th Congress

A bill to improve the organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Carl Levin — D — MI

The Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act (formally Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act of 2009) was an Act of Congress passed in 2009 that was created to reform the way the Pentagon contracts and purchases major weapons systems. The bill was signed into law on May 22 by President Barack Obama.

View the full vote history of this bill on GovTrack.us.

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