Sec. 124. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP

847 words·~4 min read·/statute-compilations/comps-11141/sec-124

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

## SEC. 124 LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP ###

(a)Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, or otherwise made available for fiscal years 2014, 2015, or 2016 for construction or advanced procurement of materials for the Littoral Combat Ships designated as LCS 25 or LCS 26 may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees each of the following: ####

(1)The report required by subsection (b)(1). ####

(2)A coordinated determination by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics that successful completion of the test evaluation master plan for both seaframes and each mission module will demonstrate operational effectiveness and operational suitability. ####

(3)A certification that the Joint Requirements Oversight Council— #####

(A)has reviewed the capabilities of the legacy systems that the Littoral Combat Ship is planned to replace and has compared such capabilities to the capabilities to be provided by the Littoral Combat Ship; #####

(B)has assessed the adequacy of the current capabilities development document for the Littoral Combat Ship to meet the requirements of the combatant commands and to address future threats as reflected in the latest assessment by the defense intelligence community; and #####

(C)has either validated the current capabilities development document or directed the Secretary to update the current capabilities development document based on the performance of the Littoral Combat Ship and mission modules to date. ####

(4)A report on the expected performance of each seaframe variant and mission module against the current or updated capabilities development document. ####

(5)Certification that a capability production document will be completed for each mission module before operational testing. ####

(6)A Littoral Combat Ship seaframe acquisition strategy for the Littoral Combat Ships designated as LCS 25 through LCS 32, including upgrades to be installed on these ships that were identified for the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship, which is proposed to commence with LCS 33. ####

(7)A Littoral Combat Ship mission module acquisition strategy to reach the total acquisition quantity of each mission module. ####

(8)A cost and schedule plan to outfit Flight 0 and Flight 0+ Littoral Combat Ships with capabilities identified for the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship. ####

(9)A current Test and Evaluation Master Plan for the Littoral Combat Ship Mission Modules, approved by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, which includes the performance levels expected to be demonstrated during developmental testing for each component and mission module prior to commencing the associated operational test phase. ###

(b)Report ####

(1)In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Naval Operations, in coordination with the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the current concept of operations and expected survivability attributes of each of the Littoral Combat Ship seaframes. ####

(2)Elements The report required by paragraph

(1)shall set forth the following: #####

(A)A review of the current concept of operations of the Littoral Combat Ship and a comparison of such concept of operations with the original concept of operations of the Littoral Combat Ship. #####

(B)An assessment of the ability of the Littoral Combat Ship to carry out the core missions of the Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower of the Navy. #####

(C)A comparison of the combat capabilities for the three missions assigned to the Littoral Combat Ship seaframes (anti-surface warfare, mine countermeasures, and anti-submarine warfare) with the combat capabilities for each of such missions of the systems the Littoral Combat Ship is replacing. #####

(D)An assessment of expected survivability of the Littoral Combat Ship seaframes in the context of the planned employment of the Littoral Combat Ship as described in the concept of operations. #####

(E)The current status of operational testing for the seaframes and the mission modules of the Littoral Combat Ship. #####

(F)An updated test and evaluation master plan for the Littoral Combat Ship. #####

(G)A review of survivability testing, modeling, and simulation conducted to date on the two seaframes of the Littoral Combat Ship. #####

(H)An updated assessment of the endurance of the Littoral Combat Ship at sea with respect to maintenance, fuel use, and sustainment of crew and mission modules. #####

(I)An assessment of the adequacy of current ship manning plans for the Littoral Combat Ship and an assessment of the impact that increased manning has on design changes and the endurance of the Littoral Combat Ship. #####

(J)A list of the casualty reports to date on each Littoral Combat Ship, including a description of the impact of such casualties on the design or ability of that Littoral Combat Ship to perform assigned missions. ####

(3)Form The report required by paragraph

(1)shall be submitted in classified form and unclassified form. ## Subtitle D Air Force Programs