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(a) Any software developed, procured, or operated using covered funds shall adhere to a modular open systems approach as defined in section 4401 of title 10, United States Code, with a Government-owned interface layer that is separate from vendor-specific application logic. (b) In this section, the term covered funds means any Federal funds made available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2027 or any prior fiscal year for operation and maintenance, procurement, or research, development, test and evaluation.