Sec. 1625. Long-range standoff weapon
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The Secretary of the Air Force may not award a procurement contract for the long-range standoff weapon until the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees each of the following: An updated cost estimate for the procurement portion of the long-range standoff weapon program that is— informed by the engineering and manufacturing development contract, including with respect to any completed flight tests; and independently validated by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.
A certification that the future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, includes, or will include, estimated funding for the program in the amounts specified in the cost estimate under paragraph (1). A copy of the justification and approval documentation regarding the Secretary determining to award a sole-source contract for the program, including with respect to how the Secretary will manage the cost of the program in the absence of competition.
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the execution of the engineering and manufacturing development contract for the long-range standoff weapon, including with respect to— how the timely development of the long-range standoff weapon may serve as a hedge to delays in other nuclear modernization efforts; the effects of potential delays in the W80–4 warhead program on the ability of the long-range standoff weapon to achieve the initial operational capability schedule under section 217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 706), as most recently amended by section 1668 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ; 133 Stat. 1774); options to adjust the budget profile of the long-range standoff weapon program to ensure the program remains on schedule; a plan to reconcile, with respect to the procurement portion of the program, the Air Force service cost position and the estimate by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation; and a plan to ensure best value to the United States for such procurement portion.
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- 127 Stat. 706
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Sec. 1625
Long-range standoff weapon
Stat.127 Stat. 706
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