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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 · Sec. 242

Sec. 242. REPORT AND COST ASSESSMENT OF OPTIONS FOR OHIO-CLASS REPLACEMENT BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINE

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## SEC. 242 REPORT AND COST ASSESSMENT OF OPTIONS FOR OHIO-CLASS REPLACEMENT BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINE ###
(a)Report Required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy and the Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report on each of the options described in subsection
(b)to replace the Ohio-class ballistic submarine program. The report shall include the following: ####
(1)An assessment of the procurement cost and total life-cycle costs associated with each option. ####
(2)An assessment of the ability for each option to meet— #####
(A)the at-sea requirements of the Commander that are in place as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and #####
(B)any expected changes in such requirements. ####
(3)An assessment of the ability for each option to meet— #####
(A)the nuclear employment and planning guidance in place as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and #####
(B)any expected changes in such guidance. ####
(4)A description of the postulated threat and strategic environment used to inform the selection of a final option and how each option provides flexibility for responding to changes in the threat and strategic environment. ###
(b)Options Considered The options described in this subsection to replace the Ohio-class ballistic submarine program are as follows: ####
(1)A fleet of 12 submarines with 16 missile tubes each. ####
(2)A fleet of 10 submarines with 20 missile tubes each. ####
(3)A fleet of 10 submarines with 16 missile tubes each. ####
(4)A fleet of eight submarines with 20 missile tubes each. ####
(5)Any other options the Secretary and the Commander consider appropriate. ###
(c)Form The report required under subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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