Sec. 204. Acquisition reform
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Section 572(d)(3) of title 14, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subparagraphs
(C)through
(H)as subparagraphs
(E)through (J), respectively; by redesignating subparagraph
(B)as subparagraph (C); by inserting after subparagraph
(A)the following: the performance data to be used to determine whether the key performance parameters have been resolved; ; and by inserting after subparagraph (C), as redesignated by paragraph
(2)of this subsection, the following: the results during test and evaluation that will be required to demonstrate that a capability, asset, or subsystem meets performance requirements; . Section 2902 of title 14, United States Code, as redesignated and otherwise amended by this Act, is further amended— in subsection (a)(1)— in subparagraph (B), by striking completion; and inserting completion based on the proposed appropriations included in the budget; ; and in subparagraph (D), by striking at the projected funding levels; and inserting based on the proposed appropriations included in the budget; ; by redesignating subsection
(b)as subsection (c), and inserting after subsection
(a)the following: In the fiscal year following each fiscal year for which appropriations are enacted for a new capital asset, the report submitted under subsection
(a)shall include— an estimated life-cycle cost estimate for the new capital asset; an assessment of the impact the new capital asset will have on— delivery dates for each capital asset; estimated completion dates for each capital asset; the total estimated cost to complete each capital asset; and other planned construction or improvement projects; and recommended funding levels for each capital asset necessary to meet the estimated completion dates and total estimated costs included in the such asset’s approved acquisition program baseline. ; and by amending subsection (c), as so redesignated, to read as follows: In this section— the term unfunded priority means a program or mission requirement that— has not been selected for funding in the applicable proposed budget; is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with an operational need; and the Commandant would have recommended for inclusion in the applicable proposed budget had additional resources been available or had the requirement emerged before the budget was submitted; and the term new capital asset means— an acquisition program that does not have an approved acquisition program baseline; or the acquisition of a capital asset in excess of the number included in the approved acquisition program baseline. . Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall— implement a standard for tracking operational days at sea for Coast Guard cutters that does not include days during which such cutters are undergoing maintenance or repair; and notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate of the standard implemented under paragraph (1). Not later than September 30, 2016, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a revised fleet mix analysis of Coast Guard fixed wing aircraft. Section 2903 of title 14, United States Code, as redesignated and otherwise amended by this Act, is further amended— by redesignating subsection
(e)as subsection (g); and by inserting after subsection
(d)the following: Each report under subsection
(a)shall include a plan that describes for the upcoming fiscal year, and for each of the 20 fiscal years thereafter— the numbers and types of cutters and aircraft to be decommissioned; the numbers and types of cutters and aircraft to be acquired to— replace the cutters and aircraft identified under paragraph (1); or address an identified capability gap; and the estimated level of funding in each fiscal year required to— acquire the cutters and aircraft identified under paragraph (2); acquire related command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems; and acquire, construct, or renovate shoreside infrastructure. Not later than 15 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the committees of Congress specified in subsection
(a)an update setting forth a current assessment of the risks associated with all current major acquisition programs. Each update under this subsection shall set forth, for each current major acquisition program, the following: The top five current risks to such program. Any failure of such program to demonstrate a key performance parameter or threshold during operational test and evaluation conducted during the fiscal year quarter preceding such update. Whether there has been any decision during such fiscal year quarter to order full-rate production before all key performance parameters or thresholds are met. Whether there has been any breach of major acquisition program cost (as defined by the Major Systems Acquisition Manual) during such fiscal year quarter. Whether there has been any breach of major acquisition program schedule (as so defined) during such fiscal year quarter. .