Sec. 242. Consideration of lethality as a key performance parameter for munitions
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The Secretary of Defense shall ensure— that lethality is considered, as appropriate, as a key performance parameter in the analysis of alternatives conducted for purposes of procuring any new munition or modifying an existing munition; and that if lethality is not determined to be an appropriate key performance parameter under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall document the justification for such determination and include such documentation in the analysis of alternatives. In assessing the lethality of a munition for purposes of the performance parameter described under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include the margin of effectiveness and increased system capacities afforded by the potential use of novel or alternative energetic materials in the munition.
In this section, the term energetic materials has the meaning given that term in section 4015(e) of title 10, United States Code (as added by section 241).