Sec. 130. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP

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## SEC. 130 LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2016 for research and development, design, construction, procurement, or advanced procurement of materials for the Littoral Combat Ships designated as LCS 33 or subsequent, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until Secretary of the Navy submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives each of the following: ####

(1)A capabilities based assessment, or equivalent report, to assess capability gaps and associated capability requirements and risks for the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship, which is proposed to commence with LCS 33. Such assessment shall conform with the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 3170.01H. ####

(2)A certification that the Joint Requirements Oversight Council has validated an updated Capabilities Development Document for the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship. ####

(3)A report describing the upgraded Littoral Combat Ship modernization, which shall, at a minimum, include the following elements: #####

(A)A description of capabilities that the Littoral Combat Ship program delivers, and a description of how these relate to the characteristics of the future joint force identified in the Capstone Concept for Joint Operations, concept of operations, and integrated architecture documents. #####

(B)A summary of analyses and studies conducted on Littoral Combat Ship modernization. #####

(C)A concept of operations for Littoral Combat Ship at the operational level and tactical level describing how they integrate and synchronize with joint and combined forces to achieve the Joint Force Commander’s intent. #####

(D)A description of threat systems of potential adversaries that are projected or assessed to reach initial operational capability within 15 years against which the lethality and survivability of the Littoral Combat Ship should be determined. #####

(E)A plan and timeline for Littoral Combat Ship modernization program execution. #####

(F)A description of system capabilities required for Littoral Combat Ship modernization, including key performance parameters and key system attributes. #####

(G)A plan for family of systems or systems of systems synchronization. #####

(H)A plan for information technology and national security systems supportability. #####

(I)A plan for intelligence supportability. #####

(J)A plan for electromagnetic environmental effects and spectrum supportability. #####

(K)A description of assets required to achieve initial operational capability of a Littoral Combat Ship modernization increment. #####

(L)A schedule and initial operational capability and full operational capability definitions. #####

(M)A description of doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, education, personnel, facilities, and policy considerations. #####

(N)A description of other system attributes. ####

(4)A plan for future periodic combat systems upgrades, which are necessary to ensure relevant capability throughout the Littoral Combat Ship or Frigate class service lives, using the process described in paragraph (3). ## Subtitle D Air Force Programs