Sec. 204. ACQUISITION REFORM
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## SEC. 204 ACQUISITION REFORM ###
(a)Minimum Performance Standards Section 572(d)(3) of title 14, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by redesignating subparagraphs
(C)through
(H)as subparagraphs
(E)through (J), respectively; ####
(2)by redesignating subparagraph
(B)as subparagraph (C); ####
(3)by inserting after subparagraph
(A)the following: > > ##### “(B) > > the performance data to be used to determine whether the key performance parameters have been resolved;” > ; and ####
(4)by inserting after subparagraph (C), as redesignated by paragraph
(2)of this subsection, the following: > > ##### “(D) > > the results during test and evaluation that will be required to demonstrate that a capability, asset, or subsystem meets performance requirements;” > . ###
(b)Capital investment plan Section 2902 of title 14, United States Code, as redesignated and otherwise amended by this Act, is further amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)(1)— #####
(A)in subparagraph (B), by striking “completion;” and inserting “completion based on the proposed appropriations included in the budget;”; and #####
(B)in subparagraph (D), by striking “at the projected funding levels;” and inserting “based on the proposed appropriations included in the budget;”; and ####
(2)by redesignating subsection
(b)as subsection (c), and inserting after subsection
(a)the following: > > ### “(b) New Capital Assets > > In the fiscal year following each fiscal year for which appropriations are enacted for a new capital asset, the report submitted under subsection
(a)shall include— > > > #### “(1) > > an estimated life-cycle cost estimate for the new capital asset; > > > #### “(2) > > an assessment of the impact the new capital asset will have on— > > > ##### “(A) > > delivery dates for each capital asset; > > > ##### “(B) > > estimated completion dates for each capital asset; > > > ##### “(C) > > the total estimated cost to complete each capital asset; and > > > ##### “(D) > > other planned construction or improvement projects; and > > > #### “(3) > > recommended funding levels for each capital asset necessary to meet the estimated completion dates and total estimated costs included in the such asset’s approved acquisition program baseline.” > ; and ####
(3)by amending subsection (c), as so redesignated, to read as follows: > > ### “(c) Definitions > > **[**[14 U.S.C. 93 note](/us/usc/t14/s93)**]** > > In this section— > > > #### “(1) > > the term ‘unfunded priority’ means a program or mission requirement that— > > > ##### “(A) > > has not been selected for funding in the applicable proposed budget; > > > ##### “(B) > > is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with an operational need; and > > > ##### “(C) > > the Commandant would have recommended for inclusion in the applicable proposed budget had additional resources been available or had the requirement emerged before the budget was submitted; and > > > #### “(2) > > the term ‘new capital asset’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > an acquisition program that does not have an approved acquisition program baseline; or > > > ##### “(B) > > the acquisition of a capital asset in excess of the number included in the approved acquisition program baseline.” > . ###
(c)Days Away From Homeport Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall— #### (2)1 notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate of the standard implemented under paragraph (1). 1Paragraph
(1)of subsection
(c)was repealed by section 818(b)(2) of Public Law 115–282. ###
(d)Fixed Wing Aircraft Fleet Mix Analysis Not later than September 30, 2016, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a revised fleet mix analysis of Coast Guard fixed wing aircraft. ###
(e)Long-term Major Acquisitions Plan Section 2903 of title 14, United States Code, as redesignated and otherwise amended by this Act, is further amended— ####
(1)by redesignating subsection
(e)as subsection (g); and ####
(2)by inserting after subsection
(d)the following: > > ### “(e) Long-Term Major Acquisitions Plan > > Each report under subsection
(a)shall include a plan that describes for the upcoming fiscal year, and for each of the 20 fiscal years thereafter— > > > #### “(1) > > the numbers and types of cutters and aircraft to be decommissioned; > > > #### “(2) > > the numbers and types of cutters and aircraft to be acquired to— > > > ##### “(A) > > replace the cutters and aircraft identified under paragraph (1); or > > > ##### “(B) > > address an identified capability gap; and > > > #### “(3) > > the estimated level of funding in each fiscal year required to— > > > ##### “(A) > > acquire the cutters and aircraft identified under paragraph (2); > > > ##### “(B) > > acquire related command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems; and > > > ##### “(C) > > acquire, construct, or renovate shoreside infrastructure. > > > ### “(f) Quarterly Updates on Risks of Programs > > > #### “(1) In general > > Not later than 15 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the committees of Congress specified in subsection
(a)an update setting forth a current assessment of the risks associated with all current major acquisition programs. > > > #### “(2) Elements > > Each update under this subsection shall set forth, for each current major acquisition program, the following: > > > ##### “(A) > > The top five current risks to such program. > > > ##### “(B) > > Any failure of such program to demonstrate a key performance parameter or threshold during operational test and evaluation conducted during the fiscal year quarter preceding such update. > > > ##### “(C) > > Whether there has been any decision during such fiscal year quarter to order full-rate production before all key performance parameters or thresholds are met. > > > ##### “(D) > > Whether there has been any breach of major acquisition program cost (as defined by the Major Systems Acquisition Manual) during such fiscal year quarter. > > > ##### “(E) > > Whether there has been any breach of major acquisition program schedule (as so defined) during such fiscal year quarter.” > .
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