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3. Efficient Pursuit of the Defense Force Enhancement Project

| Modification of Laws and Regulations regarding Defense Acquisition | The MND
has been revising laws and regulations relevant to defense acquisition programs to carry out the

defense force enhancement project, which aims to lay the foundation for responsible defense,
more ef f iciently and transparently.
In 2016, the MND took the following measures to enhance the transparency of the defense force

enhancement project. It adopted a munitions sales agent registration program, which mandates
those intending to become munitions sales agents to register with the Defense Acquisition
Program Administration (DAPA) and report the commissions that they have received. It also

required defense contractors planning to hire people subject to employment screening to check
if the employment of those people in their organizations is restricted. In addition, the methods
and procedures of tests and evaluations 3) that had been based in directives are now stipulated in
laws and, therefore, have become clarif ied. A working-level committee was set up in the Defense Chapter 4

Acquisition Program Promotion Committee, which can now effectively support major policy
decision-making.

In 2017, the MND allowed that, for core technology R&D projects, exemption from disciplinary
actions for failures could be g iven for projects that fail to fulfill their research objectives but are
deemed to have been faithfully carried out, thus helping to form the foundation for creative and
challenging researches, and laying the regulatory groundwork to vitalize R&D.

| Requirement Review and Analysis and Evaluation | To effectively carry out the defense
force enhancement project in consideration of the national f inance and conditions to obtain

a defense budget, the MND currently enforces a requirement review program that inspects
projects and requirements for weapons systems determined by the Joint Chiefs of Staf f (JCS)
for their feasibility and adequacy, respectively.

The Force Requirements Review Committee is contributing towards making the defense

3) A process that confirms and verifies whether technological, operational, and managerial requirements written
in the proposal of requirements for a certain weapons system have been met. The Minister of Defense is
responsible for establishing plans for tests and evaluations and making decisions on the results, and the duty has
been delegated to and executed by the JCS.

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