Sec. 213. LIMITATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR UNMANNED CARRIER-LAUNCHED SURVEILLANCE AND STRIKE SYSTEM PROGRAM

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## SEC. 213 LIMITATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR UNMANNED CARRIER-LAUNCHED SURVEILLANCE AND STRIKE SYSTEM PROGRAM ###

(a)Limitation on Number of Air Vehicles The Secretary of Defense may not acquire more than six air vehicles of the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike system prior to receiving milestone B approval (as defined in section 2366(e)(7) of title 10, United States Code) for engineering and manufacturing development and low-rate initial production. ###

(b)Quarterly Cost Reports Beginning 90 days after the date on which the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike system receives milestone A approval, and each 90-day period thereafter until such system receives milestone B approval, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes, at a minimum— ####

(1)the current cost estimate and schedule, as of the date of the report, for all segments of the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike system program; ####

(2)any changes to such cost estimate or schedule from the previous report; and ####

(3)an explanation for any changes to the cost estimate or schedule or to the key performance parameters or key system attributes used for such program. ###

(c)Budget Documentation Requirement **[**[10 U.S.C. 22 note](/us/usc/t10/s22)**]** In the budget materials submitted to the President by the Secretary of Defense in connection with the submission to Congress, pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, of the budget for fiscal year 2015, and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall include individual project lines for each program segment of the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike system, within program element 0604404N, that articulate all costs, contractual actions, and other information associated with technology development for each such program segment. ###

(d)Annual GAO Review ####

(1)Review The Comptroller General of the United States shall annually conduct a review of the acquisition program for the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike system. ####

(2)Report Not later than March 1 of each year, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the review under paragraph (1). ####

(3)Elements Each report under paragraph

(2)shall include such matters as the Comptroller General considers appropriate to fully inform the congressional defense committees of the status of the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike system program. Such matters should include, at a minimum, the following: #####

(A)The extent to which the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike system program is meeting cost, schedule, and performance goals. #####

(B)The progress and results of developmental testing. #####

(C)An assessment of the acquisition strategy for the program, including whether the strategy is consistent with acquisition management best practices identified by the Comptroller General for the purposes of the program. ####

(4)Sunset The Comptroller General shall carry out this subsection until the earlier of— #####

(A)the date on which the Secretary of the Navy awards a contract for the full-rate production of the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike system; or #####

(B)the date on which the unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike system program is terminated.

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LIMITATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR UNMANNED CARRIER-LAUNCHED SURVEILLANCE AND STRIKE SYSTEM PROGRAM

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