Sec. 237. Study and report on sufficiency of test and evaluation resources for certain major defense acquisition programs
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The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall conduct a study of at least one major defense acquisition program within each covered Armed Force to determine the sufficiency of the test and evaluation resources supporting such program. The study under subsection
(a)shall include, with respect to each major defense acquisition program evaluated as part of the study, the following: Identification of the test and evaluation resources supporting the program as of the date of the study. An evaluation of whether and to what extent such resources are sufficient to meet the needs of the program assuming that test and evaluation resources allocated for other purposes will not be reallocated to support the program in the future. If the test and evaluation resources identified under paragraph
(1)are insufficient to meet the needs of the program, an evaluation of the amount of additional funding required to ensure the sufficiency of such resources. The amount of Government-funded, contractor-provided test and evaluation resources that are currently provided or are planned to be provided as part of the program of record. The future availability of any resources identified under paragraph
(4)for programs, projects, and activities other than the major defense acquisition program evaluated as part of the study. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). In this section: The term covered Armed Force means the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Air Force. The term major defense acquisition program has the meaning given that term in section 4201 of title 10, United States Code.