Sec. 305. Reports on major defense intelligence acquisition programs
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The National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 506J the following new section: Not later than 15 days after granting Milestone A or equivalent approval for a major defense intelligence acquisition program, the milestone decision authority for the program shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a brief summary of the following: The estimated cost and schedule for the program established by the military department concerned, including— the dollar values estimated for the program acquisition unit cost and total life-cycle cost; and the planned dates for each program milestone and initial operational capability.
The independent estimated cost for the program established pursuant to section 2334(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code, and any independent estimated schedule for the program, including— the dollar values estimated for the program acquisition unit cost and total life-cycle cost; and the planned dates for each program milestone and initial operational capability. A summary of the technical risks, including cybersecurity risks and supply chain risks, associated with the program, as determined by the military department concerned, including identification of any critical technologies that need to be matured.
A summary of the sufficiency review conducted by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of the Department of Defense of the analysis of alternatives performed for the program (as referred to in section 2366a(b)(6) of such title). Any other information the milestone decision authority considers relevant. Not later than 15 days after granting Milestone B or equivalent approval for a major defense intelligence acquisition program, the milestone decision authority for the program shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a brief summary of the following:
The estimated cost and schedule for the program established by the military department concerned, including— the dollar values estimated for the program acquisition unit cost, average procurement unit cost, and total life-cycle cost; and the planned dates for each program milestone, initial operational test and evaluation, and initial operational capability. The independent estimated cost for the program established pursuant to section 2334(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code, and any independent estimated schedule for the program, including— the dollar values estimated for the program acquisition unit cost, average procurement unit cost, and total life-cycle cost; and the planned dates for each program milestone, initial operational test and evaluation, and initial operational capability.
A summary of the technical risks, including cybersecurity risks and supply chain risks, associated with the program, as determined by the military department concerned, including identification of any critical technologies that have not been successfully demonstrated in a relevant environment. A summary of the sufficiency review conducted by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of the analysis of alternatives performed for the program pursuant to section 2366a(b)(6) of such title.
A statement of whether the preliminary design review for the program described in section 2366b(a)(1) of such title has been completed. Any other information the milestone decision authority considers relevant. Not later than 15 days after granting Milestone C or equivalent approval for a major defense intelligence acquisition program, the milestone decision authority for the program shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a brief summary of the following:
The estimated cost and schedule for the program established by the military department concerned, including— the dollar values estimated for the program acquisition unit cost, average procurement unit cost, and total life-cycle cost; and the planned dates for initial operational test and evaluation and initial operational capability. The independent estimated cost for the program established pursuant to section 2334(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code, and any independent estimated schedule for the program, including— the dollar values estimated for the program acquisition unit cost, average procurement unit cost, and total life-cycle cost; and the planned dates for initial operational test and evaluation and initial operational capability.
The cost and schedule estimates approved by the milestone decision authority for the program. A summary of the production, manufacturing, and fielding risks, including cybersecurity risks and supply chain risks, associated with the program. Any other information the milestone decision authority considers relevant. Not later than 15 days after a major defense intelligence acquisition program reaches initial operating capability or full operating capability, the milestone decision authority for the program shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of the program reaching such capability.
At the request of any of the appropriate congressional committees, the milestone decision authority shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees further information or underlying documentation for the information in a report submitted under subsection (a), (b), or (c), including the independent cost and schedule estimates and the independent technical risk assessments referred to in those subsections. If any information required under this section has been included in another report or assessment previously submitted to the congressional intelligence committees under sections 506A, 506C, or 506E, the milestone decision authority may provide a list of such reports and assessments at the time of submitting a report required under this section instead of including such information in such report.
In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means the congressional intelligence committees and the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code). The term major defense intelligence acquisition program means a major defense acquisition program (as defined in section 2430 of title 10, United States Code) that relates to intelligence or intelligence-related activities. The term Milestone A approval has the meaning given that term in section 2366a(d) of title 10, United States Code.
The terms Milestone B approval and Milestone C approval have the meaning given those terms in section 2366(e) of such title. The term milestone decision authority has the meaning given that term in section 2366a(d) of such title. . The table of contents in the first section of the National Security Act of 1947 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 506J the following new item: Sec. 506K. Reports on major defense intelligence acquisition programs at each milestone approval. .
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