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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 · Sec. 213

Sec. 213. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR FUTURE UNMANNED CARRIER-BASED STRIKE SYSTEM4

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## SEC. 213 LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR FUTURE UNMANNED CARRIER-BASED STRIKE SYSTEM4 4Heading so in law. Section 212(c) of Public Law 112-239 provides for an amendent striking “Future Unmanned Carrier-based Strike System” each place it appears and inserting “Unmanned Carrier-launched Surveillance and Strike system”. The amendment probably should have included the section heading. ###
(a)Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2012 or fiscal year 2013 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Navy, for the Future Unmanned Carrier-launched Surveillance and Strike system, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended until the date that is 60 days after the date on which— ####
(1)the Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council certifies to the congressional defense committees that— #####
(A)such system is required to fill a validated capability gap of the Department of Defense; and #####
(B)the Council has reviewed and approved the initial capability and development document relating to such system; ####
(2)the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition submits to the congressional defense committees a report containing— #####
(A)a delineation of threshold and objective key performance parameters; #####
(B)a certification that the threshold and objective key performance parameters for such system have been established and are achievable; and #####
(C)a description of the requirements of such system with respect to— ######
(i)weapons payload; ######
(ii)intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance equipment; ######
(iii)electronic attack and electronic protection equipment; ######
(iv)communications equipment; ######
(v)range; ######
(vi)mission endurance for un-refueled and aerial refueled operations; ######
(vii)low-observability characteristics; ######
(viii)affordability; ######
(ix)survivability; and ######
(x)interoperability with other Navy and joint-service unmanned aerial systems and mission control stations; and ####
(3)the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics certifies to the congressional defense committees that— #####
(A)the Secretary of the Navy has completed a comprehensive analysis of alternatives for such system; #####
(B)the acquisition strategy of the Secretary for the technology development and initial fielding phases of such system is achievable and presents medium, or less, risk with respect to cost, schedule, funding, and testing program; #####
(C)such acquisition strategy integrates a fair and open competitive acquisition strategy environment for all potential competitors; #####
(D)the data, information, and lessons learned from the Unmanned Carrier-based Aircraft System of the Navy are sufficiently integrated into the acquisition strategy of the Future Unmanned Carrier-launched Surveillance and Strike system and that the level of concurrency between the programs is prudent and reasonable; #####
(E)the Secretary has sufficient fiscal resources budgeted in the future years defense plan and extended planning period that supports the acquisition strategy described in subparagraph (B); and #####
(F)the acquisition strategy— ######
(i)complies with the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-23), and the amendments made by that Act, and Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02; and ######
(ii)requires the implementation of open architecture standards. ###
(b)GAO Briefing Not later than 90 days after the date on which the certifications and report under subsection
(a)are received by the congressional defense committees, the Comptroller General of the United States shall brief the congressional defense committees on an evaluation of the acquisition strategy of the Secretary of the Navy for the Unmanned Carrier-launched Surveillance and Strike system. ###
(c)Form The report required by subsection (a)(2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###
(d)Technology development and preliminary design phases ####
(1)Contractors In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Navy may not reduce the number of prime contractors working on the Unmanned Carrier-launched Surveillance and Strike system program to one prime contractor for the technology development phase of such program prior to the program achieving the preliminary design review milestone. ####
(2)Preliminary design review After the date on which the Unmanned Carrier-launched Surveillance and Strike system program achieves the preliminary design review milestone, the Secretary may not reduce the number of prime contractors working on the program to one prime contractor until— #####
(A)the preliminary design reviews of the program are completed; #####
(B)the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics assesses the completeness of the preliminary design reviews of the program for each participating prime contractor; #####
(C)the Under Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— ######
(i)a summary of the assessment of the preliminary design reviews of the program conducted under subparagraph (B); and ######
(ii)a certification that each preliminary design review of the program was complete and was not abbreviated when compared to preliminary design reviews conducted for other major defense acquisition programs consistent with the policies specified in Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02; and #####
(D)a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on which the Under Secretary submits the report under subparagraph (C).
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  • Pub. L. 112-239
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Sec. 213
LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR FUTURE UNMANNED CARRIER-BASED STRIKE SYSTEM4
Pub. L.Pub. L. 112-239
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111-23
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