Sec. 238. B–21 bomber development program accountability matrices
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Concurrent with the President's annual budget request submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of the Air Forces shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General of the United States the matrices described in subsection
(b)relating to the B–21 bomber aircraft program. The matrices described in this subsection are the following: A matrix that identifies, in six month increments, key milestones, development events, and specific performance goals for the EMD phase of the B–21 bomber aircraft program, which shall be subdivided, at a minimum, according to the following: Technology readiness levels of major components and key demonstration events. Design maturity. Software maturity. Manufacturing readiness levels for critical manufacturing operations and key demonstration events. Manufacturing operations. System verification and key flight test events. Reliability. A matrix expressing, in six month increments, the total cost for the Air Force service cost position for the EMD phase and low initial rate of production lots of the B–21 bomber aircraft and a matrix expressing the total cost for the prime contractor’s estimate for such EMD phase and production lots, both of which shall be phased over the entire EMD period and subdivided according to the costs of the following: Air vehicle. Propulsion. Mission systems. Vehicle subsystems. Air vehicle software. Systems engineering. Program management. System test and evaluation. Support and training systems. Contract fee. Engineering changes. Direct mission support, including Congressional General Reductions. Government testing. Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits the matrices required by subsection (a), concurrent with the submittal of each annual budget request to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, thereafter, and not later than 180 days after each such submittal, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General of the United States updates to the matrices described in subsection (b). Each update submitted under paragraph
(1)shall detail progress made toward the goals identified in the matrix described in subsection (b)(1) and provide updated cost estimates. The matrices submitted pursuant to subsection
(a)shall be treated as the baseline for the full EMD phase and low rate initial production of the B–21 bomber aircraft program for purposes of the updates submitted pursuant to paragraph
(1)of this subsection. Not later than the date that is 45 days after the date on which the Comptroller General of the United States receives an update to a matrix under subsection (d)(1), the Comptroller General shall review the sufficiency of such matrix and submit to the congressional defense committees an assessment of such matrix, including by identifying cost, schedule, or performance trends.