Sec. 122. Limitation on Navy medium and large unmanned surface vessels
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Milestone B approval may not be granted for a covered program unless such program accomplishes prior to and incorporates into such approval— qualification by the Senior Technical Authority of— at least two different main propulsion engines and ancillary equipment, including the fuel and lube oil systems; and at least two different electrical generators and ancillary equipment; final results of test programs of engineering development models or prototypes for critical systems specified by the Senior Technical Authority in their final form, fit, and function and in a realistic environment; and a determination by the milestone decision authority of the minimum number of vessels, discrete test events, performance parameters to be tested, and schedule required to complete initial operational test and evaluation and demonstrate operational suitability and operational effectiveness.
The qualification required in subsection (a)(1) shall include a land-based operational demonstration of such equipment in the vessel-representative form, fit, and function for not less than 1,080 continuous hours without preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, emergent repair, or any other form of repair or maintenance. The Secretary of the Navy shall require that covered programs use only main propulsion engines and electrical generators that are qualified under subsection (a)(1).
The Secretary of the Navy may not release a detail design or construction request for proposals or obligate funds from a procurement account for a covered program until such program receives Milestone B approval and the milestone decision authority notifies the congressional defense committees, in writing, of the actions taken to comply with the requirements under this section. In this section: The term covered program means a program for— medium unmanned surface vessels; or large unmanned surface vessels.
The term Milestone B approval has the meaning given the term in section 2366(e)(7) of title 10, United States Code. The term milestone decision authority means the official within the Department of Defense designated with the overall responsibility and authority for acquisition decisions for the program, including authority to approve entry of the program into the next phase of the acquisition process. The term Senior Technical Authority has the meaning given the term in section 8669b of title 10, United States Code.