Sec. 1662. Oversight of delayed acquisition programs by Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System
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Section 171a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsection
(k)as subsection (l); and by inserting after subsection
(j)the following new subsection (k): On a quarterly basis, each program manager of a covered acquisition program shall transmit to the co-chairs of the Council, acting through the senior steering group of the Council, a report that identifies— the covered acquisition program; the requirements of the program; the development timeline of the program; and the status of the program, including whether the program is delayed and, if so, whether such delay will result in a program schedule delay. Not later than seven days after the end of each quarter, the co-chairs of the Council shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that identifies, with respect to the reports transmitted to the Council under paragraph
(1)for that quarter— each covered acquisition program that is delayed more than 180 days; and any covered acquisition program that should have been included in such reports but was excluded, and the reasons for such exclusion. In this subsection, the term covered acquisition program means each acquisition program of the Department of Defense that materially contributes to— the nuclear command, control, and communications systems of the United States; or the continuity of government systems of the United States. . The Secretary of Defense shall issue a Department of Defense Instruction, or revise such an Instruction, to ensure that program managers carry out subsection (k)(1) of section 171a of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).