Sec. 1612. LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR WEATHER SATELLITE FOLLOW-ON SYSTEM AND DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM
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## SEC. 1612 LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR WEATHER SATELLITE FOLLOW-ON SYSTEM AND DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM ###
(a)Weather Satellite Follow-on System ####
(1)Limitation Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for research, development, test, and evaluation, Air Force, for the weather satellite follow-on system, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the plan under paragraph (2). ####
(2)Plan required The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan to meet the meteorological and oceanographic collection requirements of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council, including the requirements of the combatant commands, the military departments, and the Defense Agencies (as defined in section 101(a)(11) of title 10, United States Code). The plan shall include the following: #####
(A)How the Secretary will use existing assets of the defense meteorological satellite program, including an identification of the extent to which requirements can be addressed by the Defense Meteorological Satellite program. #####
(B)How the Secretary will use other sources of data, such as civil, commercial satellite weather data, and international partnerships, to meet such requirements, and the extent to which requirements can be addressed by such sources of data. #####
(C)An explanation of the relevant risks, costs, and schedule. #####
(D)The requirements of the weather satellite follow-on system. ####
(3)GAO review #####
(A)The Comptroller General of the United States shall review the analysis of alternatives for the weather satellite follow-on system, or space based environmental monitoring, to determine— ######
(i)the extent that such analysis of alternatives met best practices and fully addressed the concerns of the acquisition, operation, and user communities; and ######
(ii)how the Department of Defense assessed and addressed the cost, schedule, and risks posed for each alternative evaluated under such analysis of alternatives. #####
(B)The Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the review under subparagraph (A). ###
(b)Defense Meteorological Satellite Program ####
(1)Limitation None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2015 for the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program may be obligated or expended for the storage of a satellite of such program until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that— #####
(A)the Department of Defense intends to launch the satellite; and #####
(B)storing the satellite until the anticipated launch of the satellite is the most cost-effective approach to meeting the requirements of the Department. ####
(2)Requirements in the event of no launch #####
(A)If the Secretary determines not to launch the next satellite of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, the Secretary shall— ######
(i)certify to the congressional defense committees that the Secretary will be able to meet the related requirements of the Department; and ######
(ii)not later than 60 days after making such certification, submit to such committees a report on how the Secretary will meet such related requirements. #####
(B)The Comptroller General shall— ######
(i)review the report submitted under subparagraph (A)(ii) to ensure that such report fully addresses the concerns of the user communities; and ######
(ii)submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing such review.