Sec. 234. BASELINES AND OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM
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## SEC. 234 BASELINES AND OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM **[**[10 U.S.C. 2431 note](/us/usc/t10/s2431)**]** ###
(a)Testing Criteria Not later than February 1, 2005, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, shall prescribe appropriate criteria for operationally realistic testing of fieldable prototypes developed under the ballistic missile defense spiral development program. The Secretary shall submit a copy of the prescribed criteria to the congressional defense committees. ###
(b)Use of Criteria ####
(1)The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, not later than October 1, 2005, a test of the ballistic missile defense system is conducted consistent with the criteria prescribed under subsection (a). ####
(2)The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each block configuration of the ballistic missile defense system is tested consistent with the criteria prescribed under subsection (a). ###
(c)Relationship to Other Law Nothing in this section shall be construed to exempt any spiral development program of the Department of Defense, after completion of the spiral development, from the applicability of any provision of chapter 144 of title 10, United States Code, or section 139, 181, 2366, 2399, or 2400 of such title in accordance with the terms and conditions of such provision. ###
(d)Evaluation ####
(1)The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall evaluate the results of each test conducted under subsection
(a)as soon as practicable after the completion of such test. ####
(2)The Director shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees a report on the evaluation of each test conducted under subsection
(a)upon completion of the evaluation of such test under paragraph (1). ###
(e)Cost, Schedule, and Performance Baselines ####
(1)The Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall establish cost, schedule, and performance baselines for each block configuration of the Ballistic Missile Defense System being fielded. The cost baseline for a block configuration shall include full life cycle costs for the block configuration. ####
(2)The Director shall include the baselines established under paragraph
(1)in the first Selected Acquisition Report for the Ballistic Missile Defense System that is submitted to Congress under section 2432 of title 10, United States Code, after the establishment of such baselines. ####
(3)The Director shall also include in the Selected Acquisition Report submitted to Congress under paragraph
(2)the significant assumptions used in determining the performance baseline under paragraph (1), including any assumptions regarding threat missile countermeasures and decoys. ###
(f)Variations Against Baselines In the event the cost, schedule, or performance of any block configuration of the Ballistic Missile Defense System varies significantly (as determined by the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agency) from the applicable baseline established under subsection (d), the Director shall include such variation, and the reasons for such variation, in the Selected Acquisition Report submitted to Congress under section 2432 of title 10, United States Code. ###
(g)Modifications of Baselines In the event the Director of the Missile Defense Agency elects to undertake any modification of a baseline established under subsection (d), the Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth the reasons for such modification. * * * * * * * # TITLE III Operation and Maintenance * * * * * * * ## subtitle B Environmental Provisions
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BASELINES AND OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM
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