Sec. 836. Disclosure of risk in cost estimates
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(d)of section 2334 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, and the Secretary of the military department concerned or the head of the Defense Agency concerned (as applicable), shall each— issue guidance requiring a discussion of risk, the potential impacts of risk on program costs, and approaches to mitigate risk in cost estimates for major defense acquisition programs; ensure that cost estimates are developed based on historical actual cost information that is based on demonstrated contractor and government performance and that such estimates provide a high degree of confidence that the program can be completed without the need for significant adjustment to program budgets; and include the information required by paragraph (1)— in any decision documentation approving a cost estimate within the baseline description or any other cost estimate for use at any event specified in subsection (a)(6); and in the next Selected Acquisition Report pursuant to section 2432 of this title. .