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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 · Sec. 123

Sec. 123. LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP

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## SEC. 123 LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP ###
(a)Report on Littoral Combat Ship Mission Packages ####
(1)In general The Secretary of Defense shall include in the materials submitted in support of the budget of the President (as submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2027 a report on Littoral Combat Ship mission packages. ####
(2)Elements Each report under paragraph
(1)shall include, with respect to each Littoral Combat Ship mission package and increment, the following: #####
(A)A description of the status of and plans for development, production, and sustainment, including— ######
(i)projected unit costs compared to originally estimated unit costs for each system that comprises the mission package; ######
(ii)projected development costs, procurement costs, and 20-year sustainment costs compared to original estimates of such costs for each system that comprises the mission package; ######
(iii)demonstrated performance compared to required performance for each system that comprises the mission package and for the mission package as a whole; ######
(iv)problems relating to realized and potential costs, schedule, or performance; and ######
(v)any development plans, production plans, or sustainment and mitigation plans that may be implemented to address such problems. #####
(B)A description, including dates, of each developmental test, operational test, integrated test, and follow-on test event that is— ######
(i)completed in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year covered by the report; and ######
(ii)expected to be completed in the fiscal year covered by the report and any of the following five fiscal years. #####
(C)The date on which initial operational capability is expected to be attained and a description of the performance level criteria that must be demonstrated to declare that such capability has been attained. #####
(D)A description of— ######
(i)the systems that attained initial operational capability in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year covered by the report; and ######
(ii)the performance level demonstrated by such systems compared to the performance level required of such systems. #####
(E)The acquisition inventory objective for each system. #####
(F)An identification of— ######
(i)each location (including the city, State, and country) to which systems were delivered in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year covered by the report; and ######
(ii)the quantity of systems delivered to each such location. #####
(G)An identification of— ######
(i)each location (including the city, State, and country) to which systems are projected to be delivered in the fiscal year covered by the report and any of the following five fiscal years; and ######
(ii)the quantity of systems projected to be delivered to each such location. ###
(b)Certification of Littoral Combat Ship Mission Package Program of Record ####
(1)In general The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall include in the materials submitted in support of the budget of the President (as submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) for fiscal year 2018 the certification described in paragraph (2). ####
(2)Certification The certification described in this paragraph is a certification with respect to Littoral Combat Ship mission packages that includes, as of the fiscal year covered by the certification, the program of record quantity for— #####
(A)surface warfare mission packages; #####
(B)anti-submarine warfare mission packages; and #####
(C)mine countermeasures mission packages. ###
(c)Limitations ####
(1)Limitation on deviation from acquisition strategy #####
(A)In general The Secretary of Defense may not revise or deviate from revision three of the Littoral Combat Ship acquisition strategy, until the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the certification described in subparagraph (B). #####
(B)Certification The certification described in this subparagraph is a certification that includes— ######
(i)the rationale of the Secretary for revising or deviating from revision three of the Littoral Combat Ship acquisition strategy; ######
(ii)a description of each such revision or deviation; and ######
(iii)the Littoral Combat Ship acquisition strategy that is in effect following the implementation of such revisions or deviations. ####
(2)Limitation on selection of single contractor The Secretary of Defense may not select only a single prime contractor to construct the Littoral Combat Ship or any successor frigate class ship unless such selection— #####
(A)is conducted using competitive procedures and for the limited purpose of awarding a contract or contracts for— ######
(i)an engineering change proposal for a frigate class ship; or ######
(ii)the construction of a frigate class ship; and #####
(B)occurs only after a frigate design has— ######
(i)reached sufficient maturity and completed a preliminary design review; or ######
(ii)demonstrated an equivalent level of design completeness. ###
(d)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)Littoral combat ship mission package The term “Littoral Combat Ship mission package” means a mission module for a Littoral Combat Ship combined with the crew detachment and support aircraft for such ship. ####
(2)Mission module The term “mission module” means the mission systems (including vehicles, communications, sensors, and weapons systems) combined with support equipment (including support containers and standard interfaces) and software (including software relating to the computing environment and multiple vehicle communications system of the mission package). ####
(3)Revision three The term “revision three of the Littoral Combat Ship acquisition strategy” means the third revision of the Littoral Combat Ship acquisition strategy approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics on March 29, 2016. ###
(e)Repeal of Quarterly Reporting Requirement Section 126 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1657) is amended— ####
(1)by striking subsection (b); and ####
(2)by striking “(a) Designation Required.—”.
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LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP
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