Sec. 105. Amendments to life-cycle management and product support
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Chapter 323 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— by repealing sections 4321, 4323, and 4324; by redesignating section 4328 as section 4321 and transferring such section so as to appear after the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter; by redesignating section 4325 as section 4323 and transferring such section so as to appear after section 4321; in section 4323, as so redesignated, by striking section 4324 of this title and inserting section 4322 of this title ; and by amending the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter to read as follows: 4321.
Weapon system design: sustainment factors. 4322. Life-cycle management and product support. 4323. Major weapon systems: assessment, management, and control of operating and support costs. . Section 3041(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking sections 4292(e) and 4321 and inserting section 4292(e) . Section 3221(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking 4321, 4323, and 4328 of this title and inserting and 4321 of this title, . Section 4211(c)(2)(D) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 4324 of this title and inserting section 4322 of this title .
Section 4252(b)(14) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 4324(b) of this title and inserting section 4322 of this title . Chapter 323 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by inserting after section 4321 the following new section: The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each covered system is supported by a life-cycle sustainment plan— that is approved by the senior acquisition executive responsible for such covered system; and that meets applicable operational readiness requirements and materiel readiness objectives (established under section 118(c) of this title) in the most cost-effective manner practicable.
The Secretary of Defense shall designate a product support manager (as defined in section 1733 of this title) to serve under the supervision of a program manager for each covered system. A product support manager shall develop, update, and implement a life-cycle sustainment plan for each covered system for which the product support manager is responsible. Such plan shall include the following: A comprehensive product support strategy to best achieve operational readiness requirements and materiel readiness objectives throughout the planned life cycle of such system.
A baseline life-cycle cost estimate for the covered system based on the planned product support strategy described in subparagraph (A). Recommended engineering and design considerations that support cost-effective sustainment of the covered system and best value solutions in life-cycle planning and management. An intellectual property management plan for product support developed in accordance with section 3774 of this title. A strategy to maximize use of public and private sector capabilities to establish Government-private partnerships— with appropriate incentives for each partner to contribute to the achievement of operational readiness requirements and materiel readiness objectives in the most cost-effective manner practicable; and that considers the roles of each partner as the covered system transitions from acquisition, development, production, fielding, sustainment, and disposal.
A plan to transition the covered system from production to initial fielding that addresses specific products or services required for successful initial fielding of the covered system, including— a description of the necessary tooling or other unique support equipment, requirements for initial spare parts and components, technical handbooks and maintenance manuals, maintenance training, and facilities; an identification of the funding required to provide such products and services for any initial fielding location of the covered system; an identification of any procurement line, program element, or subactivity group in the budget of the Secretary concerned associated with such products or services; the timeline for delivery of such products and services; and an assessment of any reduction in operational readiness requirements and materiel readiness objectives if such products and services are not provided in accordance with clause (iv).
In developing each life-cycle sustainment plan required by this section, the product support manager shall consider the following: Affordability constraints and key cost factors that could affect operating and support costs during the life cycle of the covered system. Sustainment risks or challenges to sustaining the covered system in operational environments, included contested logistics environments (as defined in section 2926 of this title). Compliance with— requirements to maintain a core logistics capability under section 2464 of this title; and limitations on the performance of depot-level maintenance of materiel under section 2466 of this title.
A defense industrial base strategy to maintain a robust, resilient, and innovative defense industrial base to support requirements throughout the life cycle of the covered system. In carrying out the duties of this section and section 1733 of this title, the product support manager shall— continuously assess and actively manage performance of each covered system for which the product support manager is responsible against the life-cycle sustainment plan for such covered system; and as appropriate, integrate commercial best practices, use commercial standards, and use advanced technologies to enhance the product support of each covered system.
The product support manager shall recommend changes to the product support strategy required under subsection (c)(1)(A) of a covered system to the program manager responsible for such covered system to meet the requirements of subsection (a). The program manager shall provide to the senior acquisition executive responsible for a covered system any recommendations for such covered system made under paragraph
(1)that the program manager did not implement along with the rationale for not implementing such recommendations. In this section: The term covered system means— a major defense acquisition program as defined in section 4201 of this title; a major subprogram as described in section 4203 of this title; or an acquisition program or project that is carried out using the rapid fielding or rapid prototyping acquisition pathway under section 3602 of this title that is estimated by the Secretary of Defense to require an eventual total expenditure described in section 4201(a)(2) of this title. The term operational readiness means the capability of a unit of the Armed Forces, vessel, weapon system, or equipment to perform the missions or functions for which it is organized or designed. The term product support means the set of support functions, as determined by the product support manager, required to field and maintain the readiness and operational capability of a covered system, or a subsystem or component of a covered system. . Section 118 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in the section heading, by inserting before materiel readiness ; objectives in subsection (b), by striking shall address and inserting shall establish procedures and a computation methodology to determine ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by striking the metrics required and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting materiel readiness objectives for each major weapon system. ; and in paragraph (2), by striking the metrics required by subsection
(b)and inserting such readiness objectives ; in subsection (d)(2), by striking readiness goals or objectives and inserting materiel readiness objectives ; in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting a comma after designated mission ; and in subsection (f)— by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and
(5)as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following new paragraph: The term materiel readiness objective means the minimum required availability of each major weapon system that is necessary to fulfill the requirements of the strategic framework and guidance referred to in subsection (a). .