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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
32 CFR Chs. I, V, VI, and VII
33 CFR Ch. II
36 CFR Ch. III
48 CFR Ch. II
Improving Government Regulations;
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory
and Deregulatory Actions
Department of Defense (DoD).
Semiannual regulatory agenda.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This agenda announces the
regulatory actions the Department of
Defense (DoD) plans to take in the next
12 months and those regulatory actions
completed since the publication of the
fall 2020 Unified Agenda. It was
developed under the guidelines of
Executive Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory
Planning and Review,’’ and Executive
Order 13563, ‘‘Improving Regulation
and Regulatory Review.’’ This Agenda
includes regulatory actions that support
the Secretary of Defense’s priorities to
defend the nation, innovate and
modernize DoD, build resilience and
readiness, enhance appropriately
accountable leadership, and address the
current worldwide pandemic. These
include efforts to ensure TRICARE
beneficiaries have access to the most upto-date care required for the diagnosis
and treatment of COVID–19. Members of
the public may submit comments on
individual proposed and interim final
rulemakings at www.regulations.gov
during the comment period that follows
publication in the Federal Register.
This agenda updates the report
published on December 9, 2020, and
includes regulations expected to be
issued and under review over the next
12 months. The next agenda will
publish in the fall of 2021.
The complete Unified Agenda will be
available online at www.reginfo.gov.
Because publication in the Federal
Register is mandated for the regulatory
flexibility agendas required by the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
602), the Department of Defense’s
printed agenda entries include only:
(1) Rules that are in the Agency’s
regulatory flexibility agenda, in
accordance with the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, because they are likely
to have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small
entities; and
(2) Any rules that the Agency has
identified for periodic review under
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section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act.
Printing of these entries is limited to
fields that contain information required
by the Regulatory Flexibility Act’s
agenda requirements. Additional
information on these entries is in the
Unified Agenda available online.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information concerning the overall DoD
regulatory program and for general
semiannual agenda information, contact
Ms. Patricia Toppings, telephone 571–
372–0485, or write to Office of the
Director of Administration and
Management, Directorate for Oversight
and Compliance, Regulatory and
Advisory Committee Division, 1950
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–1950, or email:
patricia.l.toppings.civ@mail.mil.
For questions of a legal nature
concerning the agenda and its statutory
requirements or obligations, write to
Office of the General Counsel, 1600
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–1600, telephone 703–693–9958,
or email: gerald.j.dziecichowicz.civ@
mail.mil.
For general information on Office of
the Secretary regulations, other than
those which are procurement-related,
contact Ms. Patricia Toppings,
telephone 571–372–0485, or write to
Office of the Director of Administration
and Management, Directorate of
Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory
and Advisory Committee Division, 1950
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–1950, or email:
patricia.l.toppings.civ@mail.mil.
For general information on Office of
the Secretary regulations which are
procurement-related, contact Ms.
Jennifer Johnson, telephone 571–372–
6100, or write to Office of the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment, Defense Pricing and
Contracting, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Room 3B941, 3060
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–3060, or email:
jennifer.d.johnson1.civ@mail.mil.
For general information on
Department of the Army regulations,
contact Mr. James ‘‘Jay’’ Satterwhite,
telephone 571–515–0304, or write to the
U.S. Army Records Management and
Declassification Agency, ATTN: AAHS–
RDO, Building 1458, 9301 Chapek Road,
Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060–5605, or email:
james.w.satterwhite.civ@mail.mil.
For general information on the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers regulations,
contact Ms. Stacey Jensen, telephone
703–695–6791, or write to Office of the
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Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil
Works), 108 Army Pentagon, Room
3E441, Washington, DC 20310–0108, or
email: stacey.m.jensen.civ@mail.mil.
For general information on
Department of the Navy regulations,
contact CDR Katherine Callan,
telephone 703–614–7408, or write to
Department of the Navy, Office of the
Judge Advocate General, Administrative
Law Division (Code 13), Washington
Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Avenue SE,
Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374–
5066, or email: Katherine.callan@
navy.mil.
For general information on
Department of the Air Force regulations,
contact Bao-Anh Trinh, telephone 703–
614–8500, or write the Office of the
Secretary of the Air Force, Chief,
Information Dominance/Chief
Information Officer (SAF CIO/A6), 1800
Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC
20330–1800, or email:
usaf.pentagon.saf-cio-a6.mbx.af-foia@
mail.mil.
For specific agenda items, contact the
appropriate individual indicated for
each regulatory action.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
edition of the Unified Agenda of Federal
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
reports on actions planned by the Office
of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the
Military Departments, procurementrelated actions, and actions planned by
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
This agenda also identifies rules
impacted by the:
a. Regulatory Flexibility Act.
b. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
c. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995.
Generally, rules discussed in this
agenda will contain five sections: (1)
Prerule stage; (2) proposed rule stage; (3)
final rule stage; (4) completed actions;
and (5) long-term actions. Where certain
regulatory actions indicate that small
entities are affected, the effect on these
entities may not necessarily have
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of these entities as
defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601(6)).
The publishing of this agenda does
not waive the applicability of the
military affairs exemption in section 553
of title 5 U.S.C. and section 3 of
Executive Order 12866.
Dated: March 17, 2021.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
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DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS COUNCIL—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
1 ........................
2 ........................
Small Business Innovation Research Program Data Rights (DFARS Case 2019–D043) ..............................
Reauthorization and Improvement of Mentor-Protege Program (DFARS Case 2020–D009) ........................
0750–AK84
0750–AK96
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Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
3 ........................
Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS Case 2019–D041) .............
0750–AK81
DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS COUNCIL—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
4 ........................
5 ........................
Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services (DFARS Case 2018–D022) .......................................
Justification and Approval Thresholds for 8(a) Contracts (DFARS Case 2020–D006) ..................................
0750–AJ84
0750–AK93
OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Title
6 ........................
TRICARE: Chiropractic and Acupuncture Treatment Under the TRICARE Program .....................................
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council (DARC)
Proposed Rule Stage
1. Small Business Innovation Research
Program Data Rights (DFARS Case
2019–D043) [0750–AK84]
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303
Abstract: DoD is proposing to amend
the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to
implement changes related to data rights
in the Small Business Administration’s
Policy Directive for the Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) Program,
published in the Federal Register on
April 2, 2019 (84 FR 12794). The final
SBA Policy Directive includes several
revisions to clarify data rights, which
require corresponding revisions to the
DFARS.
Timetable:
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson,
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council, 3060
Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301–3060, Phone:
571–372–6100, Email:
jennifer.d.johnson1.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0750–AK84
2. Reauthorization and Improvement of
Mentor–Protege Program (DFARS CASE
2020–D009) [0750–AK96]
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub.
L. 116–92, sec. 872
Abstract: DoD is proposing to amend
the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement to implement
section 872 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020,
which reauthorizes and modifies the
DoD Mentor-Protege Program.
Timetable:
Action
Action
Date
Date
ANPRM ...............
Correction ............
ANPRM Comment
Period End.
Comment Period
Extended.
ANPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM ..................
08/31/20
09/21/20
10/30/20
85 FR 53758
85 FR 59258
12/04/20
85 FR 78300
01/31/21
06/00/21
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson,
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council, 3060
Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301–3060, Phone:
571 372–6100, Email:
jennifer.d.johnson1.civ@mail.mil.
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RIN: 0750–AK96
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council (DARC)
Final Rule Stage
3. Assessing Contractor Implementation
of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS
CASE 2019–D041) [0750–AK81]
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C 1303; Pub.
L. 116–92, sec. 1648
Abstract: DoD is issuing a final rule to
finalize an interim rule that amended
the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement to implement
the following methodology and
framework in order to protect against
the theft of intellectual property and
sensitive information from the Defense
Industrial Base (DIB) sector:
• The National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST) Special
Publication (SP) 800–171 DoD
Assessment Methodology. A standard
methodology to assess contractor
implementation of the cybersecurity
requirements in NIST SP 800–171,
Protecting Controlled Unclassified
Information (CUI) In Nonfederal
Systems and Organizations.
• The Cybersecurity Maturity Model
Certification (CMMC) Framework. A
DoD certification process that measures
a company’s institutionalization of
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processes and implementation of
cybersecurity practices.
This rule provides the Department
with: (1) The ability to assess at a
corporate level a contractor’s
implementation of NIST SP 800–171
security requirements, as required by
DFARS clause 252.204–7012,
Safeguarding Covered Defense
Information and Cyber Incident
Reporting; and (2) assurances that a DIB
contractor can adequately protect
sensitive unclassified information at a
level commensurate with the risk,
accounting for information flow down
to its subcontractors in a multi-tier
supply chain.
Timetable
Action
Date
Interim Final Rule
Interim Final Rule
Effective.
Final Action .........
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11/30/20
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09/00/21
85 FR 48513
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson,
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council, 3060
Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301–3060, Phone:
571 372–6100, Email:
jennifer.d.johnson1.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0750–AK81
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council (DARC)
Completed Actions
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4. Covered Telecommunications
Equipment or Services (DFARS CASE
2018–D022) [0750–AJ84]
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub.
L. 115–91, sec. 1656
Abstract: DoD issued a final rule to
finalize an interim rule that amended
the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement to implement
section 1656 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.
Section 1656 provides that DoD may not
procure or obtain or extend or renew a
contract to provide or obtain any
equipment, system, or service to carry
out the DoD nuclear deterrence mission
or the DoD homeland defense mission
that uses covered telecommunications
equipment or services as a substantial or
essential component of any system or as
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a critical technology as a part of any
system. Covered telecommunications
equipment or services means
telecommunications equipment
produced by Huawei Technologies
Company or ZTE Corporation, or any
subsidiary or affiliate of such entities;
telecommunication services provided by
such entities or using such equipment;
or telecommunications equipment or
services produced or provided by an
entity that the Secretary of Defense
reasonably believes to be an entity
owned or controlled by, or otherwise
connected to, the governments of China
or Russia.
Timetable:
Action
Date
Interim Final Rule
Interim Final Rule
Effective.
Interim Final Rule
Comment Period End.
Final Action .........
Final Action Effective.
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12/31/19
84 FR 72231
03/02/20
01/15/21
01/15/21
86 FR 3832
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson,
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council, 3060
Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301–3060, Phone:
571 372–6100, Email:
jennifer.d.johnson1.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0750–AJ84.
5. Justification and Approval
Thresholds for 8(A) Contracts (DFARS
CASE 2020–D006) [0750–AK93]
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub.
L. 116–92, sec. 823
Abstract: DoD issued a final rule
amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement to
implement section 823 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020. Section 823, the increases
the threshold for requiring a
justification and approval to award a
sole source contract under the 8(a)
program to $100 million and updates
the associated approval authorities
when a procurement exceeds the
threshold.
Timetable:
Action
Date
Final Action .........
Final Action Effective.
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson,
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council, 3060
Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301–3060, Phone:
571 372–6100, Email:
jennifer.d.johnson1.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0750–AK93
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Office of Assistant Secretary for Health
Affairs (DODOASHA)
Proposed Rule Stage
6. TRICARE: Chiropractic and
Acupuncture Treatment Under the
Tricare Program [0720–AB77]
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 10
U.S.C. ch. 55
Abstract: Under the current
regulations, TRICARE excludes
chiropractors as TRICARE-authorized
providers whether or not their services
would be eligible as medically
necessary care if furnished by any other
authorized provider. In addition, the
current regulation excludes acupuncture
treatment whether used as a therapeutic
agent or as an anesthetic. This proposed
rule seeks to eliminate these exclusions
and to add benefit coverage of
chiropractic and acupuncture treatment
when deemed medically necessary for
specific conditions. This rule proposes
to add licensed Doctors of Chiropractic
(DCs) and Licensed Acupuncturists
(LACs) who meet established
qualifications as TRICARE-authorized
providers and will establish
reimbursement rates and cost-sharing
provisions for covered chiropractic and
acupuncture treatment.
Timetable:
Action
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Joy Mullane,
Department of Defense, Office of
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs,
16401 E. Centretech Parkway, Aurora,
CO 80011–9066, Phone: 303 676–3457,
Fax: 303 676–3579, Email:
joy.mullane.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0720–AB77
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DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS COUNCIL—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
72 ......................
73 ......................
Small Business Innovation Research Program Data Rights (DFARS Case 2019–D043) ..............................
Reauthorization and Improvement of Mentor-Protege Program (DFARS Case 2020–D009) ........................
0750–AK84
0750–AK96
DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS COUNCIL—FINAL RULE STAGE
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
74 ......................
Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS Case 2019–D041) .............
0750–AK81
DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS COUNCIL—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Title
75 ......................
76 ......................
Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services (DFARS Case 2018–D022) .......................................
Justification and Approval Thresholds for 8(a) Contracts (DFARS Case 2020–D006) ..................................
0750–AJ84
0750–AK93
OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Title
77 ......................
TRICARE: Chiropractic and Acupuncture Treatment Under the TRICARE Program .....................................
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council (DARC)
Proposed Rule Stage
72. Small Business Innovation Research
Program Data Rights (DFARS CASE
2019–D043)
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303
Abstract: DoD is proposing to amend
the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to
implement changes related to data rights
in the Small Business Administration’s
Policy Directive for the Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) Program,
published in the Federal Register on
April 2, 2019 (84 FR 12794). The final
SBA Policy Directive includes several
revisions to clarify data rights, which
require corresponding revisions to the
DFARS.
Timetable:
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson,
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council, 3060
Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301–3060, Phone:
571 372–6100, Email:
jennifer.d.johnson1.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0750–AK84
73. Reauthorization and Improvement
of Mentor–Protege Program (DFARS
CASE 2020–D009)
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub.
L. 116–92, sec. 872
Abstract: DoD is proposing to amend
the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement to implement
section 872 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020,
which reauthorizes and modifies the
DoD Mentor-Protege Program.
Timetable:
Action
Action
Date
Date
ANPRM ...............
Correction ............
ANPRM Comment
Period End.
Comment Period
Extended.
ANPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM ..................
08/31/20
09/21/20
10/30/20
85 FR 53758
85 FR 59258
12/04/20
85 FR 78300
01/31/21
06/00/21
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson,
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council, 3060
Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301–3060, Phone:
571 372–6100, Email:
jennifer.d.johnson1.civ@mail.mil.
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RIN: 0750–AK96
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council (DARC)
Final Rule Stage
74. Assessing Contractor
Implementation of Cybersecurity
Requirements (DFARS CASE 2019–
D041)
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C 1303; Pub.
L. 116–92, sec. 1648
Abstract: DoD is issuing a final rule to
finalize an interim rule that amended
the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement to implement
the following methodology and
framework in order to protect against
the theft of intellectual property and
sensitive information from the Defense
Industrial Base (DIB) sector:
• The National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST) Special
Publication (SP) 800–171 DoD
Assessment Methodology. A standard
methodology to assess contractor
implementation of the cybersecurity
requirements in NIST SP 800–171,
Protecting Controlled Unclassified
Information (CUI) In Nonfederal
Systems and Organizations.
• The Cybersecurity Maturity Model
Certification (CMMC) Framework. A
DoD certification process that measures
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a company’s institutionalization of
processes and implementation of
cybersecurity practices.
This rule provides the Department
with: (1) The ability to assess at a
corporate level a contractor’s
implementation of NIST SP 800–171
security requirements, as required by
DFARS clause 252.204–7012,
Safeguarding Covered Defense
Information and Cyber Incident
Reporting; and (2) assurances that a DIB
contractor can adequately protect
sensitive unclassified information at a
level commensurate with the risk,
accounting for information flow down
to its subcontractors in a multi-tier
supply chain.
Timetable:
Action
Date
Interim Final Rule
Interim Final Rule
Effective.
Final Action .........
FR Cite
09/29/20
11/30/20
I
09/00/21
85 FR 48513
I
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson,
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council, 3060
Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301–3060, Phone:
571 372–6100, Email:
jennifer.d.johnson1.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0750–AK81
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
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Completed Actions
75. Covered Telecommunications
Equipment or Services (DFARS CASE
2018–D022)
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub.
L. 115–91, sec. 1656
Abstract: DoD issued a final rule to
finalize an interim rule that amended
the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement to implement
section 1656 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.
Section 1656 provides that DoD may not
procure or obtain or extend or renew a
contract to provide or obtain any
equipment, system, or service to carry
out the DoD nuclear deterrence mission
or the DoD homeland defense mission
that uses covered telecommunications
equipment or services as a substantial or
essential component of any system or as
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Action
Date
Interim Final Rule
Interim Final Rule
Effective.
Interim Final Rule
Comment Period End.
Final Action .........
Final Action Effective.
FR Cite
12/31/19
12/31/19
84 FR 72231
03/02/20
01/15/21
01/15/21
86 FR 3832
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson,
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council, 3060
Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301–3060, Phone:
571 372–6100, Email:
jennifer.d.johnson1.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0750–AJ84
76. Justification and Approval
Thresholds for 8(A) Contracts (DFARS
CASE 2020–D006)
Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council (DARC)
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a critical technology as a part of any
system. Covered telecommunications
equipment or services means
telecommunications equipment
produced by Huawei Technologies
Company or ZTE Corporation, or any
subsidiary or affiliate of such entities;
telecommunication services provided by
such entities or using such equipment;
or telecommunications equipment or
services produced or provided by an
entity that the Secretary of Defense
reasonably believes to be an entity
owned or controlled by, or otherwise
connected to, the governments of China
or Russia.
Timetable:
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub.
L. 116–92, sec. 823
Abstract: DoD issued a final rule
amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement to
implement section 823 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2020. Section 823, the increases
the threshold for requiring a
justification and approval to award a
sole source contract under the 8(a)
program to $100 million and updates
the associated approval authorities
when a procurement exceeds the
threshold.
Timetable:
Action
Date
Final Action .........
Final Action Effective.
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Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson,
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense
Acquisition Regulations Council, 3060
Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941,
Washington, DC 20301–3060, Phone:
571 372–6100, Email:
jennifer.d.johnson1.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0750–AK93
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Office of Assistant Secretary for Health
Affairs (DODOASHA)
Proposed Rule Stage
77. TRICARE: Chiropractic and
Acupuncture Treatment Under the
Tricare Program
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 10
U.S.C. ch. 55
Abstract: Under the current
regulations, TRICARE excludes
chiropractors as TRICARE-authorized
providers whether or not their services
would be eligible as medically
necessary care if furnished by any other
authorized provider. In addition, the
current regulation excludes acupuncture
treatment whether used as a therapeutic
agent or as an anesthetic. This proposed
rule seeks to eliminate these exclusions
and to add benefit coverage of
chiropractic and acupuncture treatment
when deemed medically necessary for
specific conditions. This rule proposes
to add licensed Doctors of Chiropractic
(DCs) and Licensed Acupuncturists
(LACs) who meet established
qualifications as TRICARE-authorized
providers and will establish
reimbursement rates and cost-sharing
provisions for covered chiropractic and
acupuncture treatment.
Timetable:
Action
NPRM ..................
Date
FR Cite
07/00/21
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Joy Mullane,
Department of Defense, Office of
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs,
16401 E. Centretech Parkway, Aurora,
CO 80011–9066, Phone: 303 676–3457,
Fax: 303 676–3579, Email:
joy.mullane.civ@mail.mil.
RIN: 0720–AB77
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
32 CFR Chs. I, V, VI, and VII
33 CFR Ch. II
36 CFR Ch. III
48 CFR Ch. II
Improving Government Regulations; Unified Agenda of Federal
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: This agenda announces the regulatory actions the Department of
Defense (DoD) plans to take in the next 12 months and those regulatory
actions completed since the publication of the fall 2020 Unified
Agenda. It was developed under the guidelines of Executive Order 12866,
``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' and Executive Order 13563,
``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review.'' This Agenda includes
regulatory actions that support the Secretary of Defense's priorities
to defend the nation, innovate and modernize DoD, build resilience and
readiness, enhance appropriately accountable leadership, and address
the current worldwide pandemic. These include efforts to ensure TRICARE
beneficiaries have access to the most up-to-date care required for the
diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19. Members of the public may submit
comments on individual proposed and interim final rulemakings at
www.regulations.gov during the comment period that follows publication
in the Federal Register.
This agenda updates the report published on December 9, 2020, and
includes regulations expected to be issued and under review over the
next 12 months. The next agenda will publish in the fall of 2021.
The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at
www.reginfo.gov.
Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the
regulatory flexibility agendas required by the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 602), the Department of Defense's printed agenda entries
include only:
(1) Rules that are in the Agency's regulatory flexibility agenda,
in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are
likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities; and
(2) Any rules that the Agency has identified for periodic review
under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's agenda
requirements. Additional information on these entries is in the Unified
Agenda available online.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning the overall
DoD regulatory program and for general semiannual agenda information,
contact Ms. Patricia Toppings, telephone 571-372-0485, or write to
Office of the Director of Administration and Management, Directorate
for Oversight and Compliance, Regulatory and Advisory Committee
Division, 1950 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1950, or email:
[email protected].
For questions of a legal nature concerning the agenda and its
statutory requirements or obligations, write to Office of the General
Counsel, 1600 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-1600, telephone
703-693-9958, or email: [email protected].
For general information on Office of the Secretary regulations,
other than those which are procurement-related, contact Ms. Patricia
Toppings, telephone 571-372-0485, or write to Office of the Director of
Administration and Management, Directorate of Oversight and Compliance,
Regulatory and Advisory Committee Division, 1950 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301-1950, or email: [email protected].
For general information on Office of the Secretary regulations
which are procurement-related, contact Ms. Jennifer Johnson, telephone
571-372-6100, or write to Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition and Sustainment, Defense Pricing and Contracting, Defense
Acquisition Regulations System, Room 3B941, 3060 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301-3060, or email: [email protected].
For general information on Department of the Army regulations,
contact Mr. James ``Jay'' Satterwhite, telephone 571-515-0304, or write
to the U.S. Army Records Management and Declassification Agency, ATTN:
AAHS-RDO, Building 1458, 9301 Chapek Road, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-5605,
or email: [email protected].
For general information on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
regulations, contact Ms. Stacey Jensen, telephone 703-695-6791, or
write to Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works),
108 Army Pentagon, Room 3E441, Washington, DC 20310-0108, or email:
[email protected].
For general information on Department of the Navy regulations,
contact CDR Katherine Callan, telephone 703-614-7408, or write to
Department of the Navy, Office of the Judge Advocate General,
Administrative Law Division (Code 13), Washington Navy Yard, 1322
Patterson Avenue SE, Suite 3000, Washington, DC 20374-5066, or email:
[email protected].
For general information on Department of the Air Force regulations,
contact Bao-Anh Trinh, telephone 703-614-8500, or write the Office of
the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief, Information Dominance/Chief
Information Officer (SAF CIO/A6), 1800 Air Force Pentagon, Washington,
DC 20330-1800, or email: [email protected].
For specific agenda items, contact the appropriate individual
indicated for each regulatory action.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This edition of the Unified Agenda of
Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions reports on actions planned
by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military
Departments, procurement-related actions, and actions planned by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
This agenda also identifies rules impacted by the:
a. Regulatory Flexibility Act.
b. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
c. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.
Generally, rules discussed in this agenda will contain five
sections: (1) Prerule stage; (2) proposed rule stage; (3) final rule
stage; (4) completed actions; and (5) long-term actions. Where certain
regulatory actions indicate that small entities are affected, the
effect on these entities may not necessarily have significant economic
impact on a substantial number of these entities as defined in the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601(6)).
The publishing of this agenda does not waive the applicability of
the military affairs exemption in section 553 of title 5 U.S.C. and
section 3 of Executive Order 12866.
Dated: March 17, 2021.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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1......................... Small Business Innovation 0750-AK84
Research Program Data
Rights (DFARS Case 2019-
D043).
2......................... Reauthorization and 0750-AK96
Improvement of Mentor-
Protege Program (DFARS
Case 2020-D009).
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Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
3......................... Assessing Contractor 0750-AK81
Implementation of
Cybersecurity
Requirements (DFARS Case
2019-D041).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Completed Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
4......................... Covered Telecommunications 0750-AJ84
Equipment or Services
(DFARS Case 2018-D022).
5......................... Justification and Approval 0750-AK93
Thresholds for 8(a)
Contracts (DFARS Case
2020-D006).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6......................... TRICARE: Chiropractic and 0720-AB77
Acupuncture Treatment
Under the TRICARE Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)
Proposed Rule Stage
1. Small Business Innovation Research Program Data Rights (DFARS Case
2019-D043) [0750-AK84]
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303
Abstract: DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement changes related to data
rights in the Small Business Administration's Policy Directive for the
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, published in the
Federal Register on April 2, 2019 (84 FR 12794). The final SBA Policy
Directive includes several revisions to clarify data rights, which
require corresponding revisions to the DFARS.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM............................... 08/31/20 85 FR 53758
Correction.......................... 09/21/20 85 FR 59258
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 10/30/20 .......................
Comment Period Extended............. 12/04/20 85 FR 78300
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 01/31/21 .......................
NPRM................................ 06/00/21 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council,
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone:
571-372-6100, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 0750-AK84
2. Reauthorization and Improvement of Mentor-Protege Program (DFARS
CASE 2020-D009) [0750-AK96]
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 872
Abstract: DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement to implement section 872 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which reauthorizes and modifies
the DoD Mentor-Protege Program.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................ 05/00/21 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council,
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone:
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 0750-AK96
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)
Final Rule Stage
3. Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements
(DFARS CASE 2019-D041) [0750-AK81]
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C 1303; Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 1648
Abstract: DoD is issuing a final rule to finalize an interim rule
that amended the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to
implement the following methodology and framework in order to protect
against the theft of intellectual property and sensitive information
from the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) sector:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Special Publication (SP) 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology. A standard
methodology to assess contractor implementation of the cybersecurity
requirements in NIST SP 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified
Information (CUI) In Nonfederal Systems and Organizations.
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
Framework. A DoD certification process that measures a company's
institutionalization of
[[Page 41202]]
processes and implementation of cybersecurity practices.
This rule provides the Department with: (1) The ability to assess
at a corporate level a contractor's implementation of NIST SP 800-171
security requirements, as required by DFARS clause 252.204-7012,
Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting;
and (2) assurances that a DIB contractor can adequately protect
sensitive unclassified information at a level commensurate with the
risk, accounting for information flow down to its subcontractors in a
multi-tier supply chain.
Timetable
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interim Final Rule.................. 09/29/20 85 FR 48513
Interim Final Rule Effective........ 11/30/20 .......................
Final Action........................ 09/00/21 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council,
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone:
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 0750-AK81
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)
Completed Actions
4. Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services (DFARS CASE 2018-
D022) [0750-AJ84]
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub. L. 115-91, sec. 1656
Abstract: DoD issued a final rule to finalize an interim rule that
amended the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to
implement section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018. Section 1656 provides that DoD may not procure or
obtain or extend or renew a contract to provide or obtain any
equipment, system, or service to carry out the DoD nuclear deterrence
mission or the DoD homeland defense mission that uses covered
telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential
component of any system or as a critical technology as a part of any
system. Covered telecommunications equipment or services means
telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or
ZTE Corporation, or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities;
telecommunication services provided by such entities or using such
equipment; or telecommunications equipment or services produced or
provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense reasonably believes
to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the
governments of China or Russia.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interim Final Rule.................. 12/31/19 84 FR 72231
Interim Final Rule Effective........ 12/31/19 .......................
Interim Final Rule Comment Period 03/02/20 .......................
End.
Final Action........................ 01/15/21 86 FR 3832
Final Action Effective.............. 01/15/21 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council,
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone:
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 0750-AJ84.
5. Justification and Approval Thresholds for 8(A) Contracts (DFARS CASE
2020-D006) [0750-AK93]
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 823
Abstract: DoD issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement section 823 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. Section 823,
the increases the threshold for requiring a justification and approval
to award a sole source contract under the 8(a) program to $100 million
and updates the associated approval authorities when a procurement
exceeds the threshold.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Action........................ 06/05/20 85 FR 34528
Final Action Effective.............. 06/05/20 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council,
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone:
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 0750-AK93
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs (DODOASHA)
Proposed Rule Stage
6. TRICARE: Chiropractic and Acupuncture Treatment Under the Tricare
Program [0720-AB77]
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 10 U.S.C. ch. 55
Abstract: Under the current regulations, TRICARE excludes
chiropractors as TRICARE-authorized providers whether or not their
services would be eligible as medically necessary care if furnished by
any other authorized provider. In addition, the current regulation
excludes acupuncture treatment whether used as a therapeutic agent or
as an anesthetic. This proposed rule seeks to eliminate these
exclusions and to add benefit coverage of chiropractic and acupuncture
treatment when deemed medically necessary for specific conditions. This
rule proposes to add licensed Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) and
Licensed Acupuncturists (LACs) who meet established qualifications as
TRICARE-authorized providers and will establish reimbursement rates and
cost-sharing provisions for covered chiropractic and acupuncture
treatment.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................ 07/00/21 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Joy Mullane, Department of Defense, Office of
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, 16401 E. Centretech Parkway,
Aurora, CO 80011-9066, Phone: 303 676-3457, Fax: 303 676-3579, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 0720-AB77
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Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
72........................ Small Business Innovation 0750-AK84
Research Program Data
Rights (DFARS Case 2019-
D043).
73........................ Reauthorization and 0750-AK96
Improvement of Mentor-
Protege Program (DFARS
Case 2020-D009).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Final Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
74........................ Assessing Contractor 0750-AK81
Implementation of
Cybersecurity
Requirements (DFARS Case
2019-D041).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council--Completed Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
75........................ Covered Telecommunications 0750-AJ84
Equipment or Services
(DFARS Case 2018-D022).
76........................ Justification and Approval 0750-AK93
Thresholds for 8(a)
Contracts (DFARS Case
2020-D006).
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
77........................ TRICARE: Chiropractic and 0720-AB77
Acupuncture Treatment
Under the TRICARE Program.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)
Proposed Rule Stage
72. Small Business Innovation Research Program Data Rights (DFARS CASE
2019-D043)
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303
Abstract: DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement changes related to data
rights in the Small Business Administration's Policy Directive for the
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, published in the
Federal Register on April 2, 2019 (84 FR 12794). The final SBA Policy
Directive includes several revisions to clarify data rights, which
require corresponding revisions to the DFARS.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANPRM............................... 08/31/20 85 FR 53758
Correction.......................... 09/21/20 85 FR 59258
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 10/30/20
Comment Period Extended............. 12/04/20 85 FR 78300
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 01/31/21
NPRM................................ 06/00/21
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council,
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone:
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 0750-AK84
73. Reauthorization and Improvement of Mentor-Protege Program (DFARS
CASE 2020-D009)
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 872
Abstract: DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement to implement section 872 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which reauthorizes and modifies
the DoD Mentor-Protege Program.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................ 05/00/21 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council,
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone:
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 0750-AK96
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)
Final Rule Stage
74. Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements
(DFARS CASE 2019-D041)
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C 1303; Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 1648
Abstract: DoD is issuing a final rule to finalize an interim rule
that amended the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to
implement the following methodology and framework in order to protect
against the theft of intellectual property and sensitive information
from the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) sector:
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Special Publication (SP) 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology. A standard
methodology to assess contractor implementation of the cybersecurity
requirements in NIST SP 800-171, Protecting Controlled Unclassified
Information (CUI) In Nonfederal Systems and Organizations.
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
Framework. A DoD certification process that measures
[[Page 41204]]
a company's institutionalization of processes and implementation of
cybersecurity practices.
This rule provides the Department with: (1) The ability to assess
at a corporate level a contractor's implementation of NIST SP 800-171
security requirements, as required by DFARS clause 252.204-7012,
Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting;
and (2) assurances that a DIB contractor can adequately protect
sensitive unclassified information at a level commensurate with the
risk, accounting for information flow down to its subcontractors in a
multi-tier supply chain.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interim Final Rule.................. 09/29/20 85 FR 48513
Interim Final Rule Effective........ 11/30/20 .......................
Final Action........................ 09/00/21 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council,
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone:
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 0750-AK81
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DARC)
Completed Actions
75. Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services (DFARS CASE 2018-
D022)
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub. L. 115-91, sec. 1656
Abstract: DoD issued a final rule to finalize an interim rule that
amended the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to
implement section 1656 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2018. Section 1656 provides that DoD may not procure or
obtain or extend or renew a contract to provide or obtain any
equipment, system, or service to carry out the DoD nuclear deterrence
mission or the DoD homeland defense mission that uses covered
telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential
component of any system or as a critical technology as a part of any
system. Covered telecommunications equipment or services means
telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies Company or
ZTE Corporation, or any subsidiary or affiliate of such entities;
telecommunication services provided by such entities or using such
equipment; or telecommunications equipment or services produced or
provided by an entity that the Secretary of Defense reasonably believes
to be an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the
governments of China or Russia.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interim Final Rule.................. 12/31/19 84 FR 72231
Interim Final Rule Effective........ 12/31/19 .......................
Interim Final Rule Comment Period 03/02/20 .......................
End.
Final Action........................ 01/15/21 86 FR 3832
Final Action Effective.............. 01/15/21 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council,
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone:
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 0750-AJ84
76. Justification and Approval Thresholds for 8(A) Contracts (DFARS
CASE 2020-D006)
Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303; Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 823
Abstract: DoD issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal
Acquisition Regulation Supplement to implement section 823 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. Section 823,
the increases the threshold for requiring a justification and approval
to award a sole source contract under the 8(a) program to $100 million
and updates the associated approval authorities when a procurement
exceeds the threshold.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Action........................ 06/05/20 85 FR 34528
Final Action Effective.............. 06/05/20 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jennifer Johnson, Defense Acquisition Regulations
System, Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council,
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, Washington, DC 20301-3060, Phone:
571 372-6100, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 0750-AK93
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Office of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs (DODOASHA)
Proposed Rule Stage
77. TRICARE: Chiropractic and Acupuncture Treatment Under the Tricare
Program
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 10 U.S.C. ch. 55
Abstract: Under the current regulations, TRICARE excludes
chiropractors as TRICARE-authorized providers whether or not their
services would be eligible as medically necessary care if furnished by
any other authorized provider. In addition, the current regulation
excludes acupuncture treatment whether used as a therapeutic agent or
as an anesthetic. This proposed rule seeks to eliminate these
exclusions and to add benefit coverage of chiropractic and acupuncture
treatment when deemed medically necessary for specific conditions. This
rule proposes to add licensed Doctors of Chiropractic (DCs) and
Licensed Acupuncturists (LACs) who meet established qualifications as
TRICARE-authorized providers and will establish reimbursement rates and
cost-sharing provisions for covered chiropractic and acupuncture
treatment.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NPRM................................ 07/00/21 .......................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Joy Mullane, Department of Defense, Office of
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, 16401 E. Centretech Parkway,
Aurora, CO 80011-9066, Phone: 303 676-3457, Fax: 303 676-3579, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 0720-AB77
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