Sec. 826. Required certification and determination before Milestone B approval of major defense acquisition programs
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(a)of section 2366b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in the subsection heading, by striking and inserting Certification ; Certification and determination required by redesignating paragraph
(4)as paragraph (5); and by striking
(3)further certifies that— and inserting the following: further certifies that the technology in the program has been demonstrated in a relevant environment, as determined by the Milestone Decision Authority on the basis of an independent review and assessment by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in consultation with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Developmental Test and Evaluation; determines, in writing, that— . Subsection
(c)of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: At the request of any of the congressional defense committees, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the committee an explanation of the basis for a determination made under subsection (a)(4) with respect to a major defense acquisition program, together with a copy of the written determination. The explanation shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. . Subsection
(d)of such section is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking certification requirement and inserting certification and determination requirements ; and in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)and in subparagraph (A), by inserting waiver before determination each place it appears; and in subparagraph (B), by striking certification components both places it appears and inserting certification and determination components . Section 2366b of title 10, United States Code, is further amended— in subsection (b)(1), by striking paragraph
(1)or
(2)of subsection
(a)and inserting paragraph (1), (2), or
(3)of subsection
(a); in subsection (d)(1), by striking paragraph (1), (2), or
(3)of subsection
(a)and inserting paragraph (1), (2), (3), or
(4)of subsection
(a); and in subsection (d)(2)(B), by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3)of subsection
(a)and inserting paragraphs (1), (2),
(3)and
(4)of subsection
(a). The heading of section 2366b of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2366b and inserting the following new item: 2366b. Major defense acquisition programs: certification and determination required before Milestone B approval. .