Sec. 357. Materiel readiness metrics and objectives for major weapon systems
534 words·~2 min read·
/bill/116/hr/6395/pcs/section-357A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Section 118 of title 10, United States Code is amended— by amending the section heading to read as follows: ; Materiel readiness metrics and objectives for major weapon systems by striking Not later than five days and inserting the following: Not later than five days ; by inserting before subsection
(d)(as designated by paragraph (2)) the following new subsections: Each head of an element of the Department specified in paragraphs
(1)through
(10)of section 111(b) of this title shall establish and maintain materiel readiness metrics to enable assessment of the readiness of members of the armed forces to carry out— the strategic framework required by section 113(g)(1)(B)(vii) of this title; and guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 113(g)(1)(B) of this title. At a minimum, the materiel readiness metrics required by subsection
(a)shall address the materiel availability, operational availability, operational capability, and materiel reliability of each major weapon system by designated mission, design series, variant, or class. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each head of an element described in subsection
(a)shall establish the metrics required by subsection
(b)necessary to support the strategic framework and guidance referred to in paragraph
(1)and
(2)of subsection (a). Annually, each head of an element described in subsection
(a)shall review and revise the metrics required by subsection
(b)and include any such revisions in the materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the President under section 1105 of title 31. ; in subsection
(d)(as designated by paragraph (2))— in paragraph (1)— by striking materiel reliability, and mean down time metrics for each major weapons system and inserting operational availability, and materiel reliability for each major weapon system ; and by inserting and at the end; in paragraph (2), by striking ; and and inserting a period at the end; and by striking paragraph (3); and by adding at the end the following new subsection: In this section: The term major weapon system has the meaning given in section 2379(f) of this title. The term materiel availability means a measure of the percentage of the total inventory of a major weapon system that is operationally capable of performing an assigned mission. The term materiel reliability means the probability that a major weapon system will perform without failure over a specified interval. The term operational availability means a measure of the percentage of time a major weapon system is operationally capable. The term operationally capable means a materiel condition indicating that a major weapon system is capable of performing its assigned mission and has no discrepancies with a subsystem of a major weapon system. . The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 118 and inserting the following new item: 118. Materiel readiness metrics and objectives for major defense acquisition programs. . Not later than October 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the congressional defense committees regarding the implementation of the materiel readiness metrics required under section 118 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a).