Sec. 153. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM

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## SEC. 153 LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM ###

(a)Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2013 for the Air Force for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program, 10 percent may not be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the appropriate congressional committees— ####

(1)a report describing the acquisition strategy for such program; and ####

(2)written certification that such strategy— #####

(A)maintains assured access to space; #####

(B)achieves substantial cost savings; and #####

(C)provides opportunities for competition. ###

(b)Matters Included The report under subsection (a)(1) shall include the following information: ####

(1)The anticipated savings to be realized under the acquisition strategy for the evolved expendable launch vehicle program. ####

(2)The number of launch vehicle booster cores covered by the planned contract for such program. ####

(3)The number of years covered by such contract. ####

(4)An assessment of when new entrants that have submitted a statement of intent will be certified to compete for evolved expendable launch vehicle-class launches. ####

(5)The projected launch manifest, including possible opportunities for certified new entrants to compete for evolved expendable launch vehicle-class launches. ####

(6)Any other relevant analysis used to inform the acquisition strategy for such program. ###

(c)Comptroller General ####

(1)Review The Comptroller General of the United States shall review the report under subsection (a)(1). ####

(2)Submittal Not later than 30 days after the date on which the report under subsection (a)(1) is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees, the Comptroller General shall— #####

(A)submit to such committees a report on the review under paragraph (1); or #####

(B)provide to such committees a briefing on such review. ###

(d)Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means the following: ####

(1)The congressional defense committees. ####

(2)The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.