Sec. 125. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR PROGRAM

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## SEC. 125 LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR PROGRAM ###

(a)Advanced Arresting Gear for U.S.S. Enterprise None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for the research and development, design, procurement, or advanced procurement of materials for advanced arresting gear for the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-80) may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the report described in section 2432 of title 10, United States Code, for the most recently concluded fiscal quarter for the Advanced Arresting Gear Program in accordance with subsection (c)(1). ###

(b)Advanced Arresting Gear for U.S.S. John F. Kennedy None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2017 for the research and development, design, procurement, or advanced procurement of materials for advanced arresting gear for the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) may be obligated or expended unless— ####

(1)the decision to install advanced arresting gear on the vessel is determined by the milestone decision authority for the Program; and ####

(2)the milestone decision authority for the Program submits notification of such determination to the congressional defense committees. ###

(c)Additional Requirements ####

(1)Treatment of baseline estimate The Secretary of Defense shall deem the Baseline Estimate for the Advanced Arresting Gear Program for fiscal year 2009 as the original Baseline Estimate for the Program. ####

(2)Unit cost reports and critical cost growth #####

(A)Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall carry out sections 2433 and 2433a of title 10, United States Code, with respect to the Advanced Arresting Gear Program, as if the Department had submitted a Selected Acquisition Report for the Program that included the Baseline Estimate for the Program for fiscal year 2009 as the original Baseline Estimate, except that the Secretary shall not carry out subparagraph

(B)or subparagraph

(C)of section 2433a(c)(1) of such title with respect to the Program. #####

(B)In carrying out the review required by section 2433a of such title, the Secretary shall not approve a contract, enter into a new contract, exercise an option under a contract, or otherwise extend the scope of a contract for advanced arresting gear for the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-80), except to the extent determined necessary by the milestone decision authority, on a non-delegable basis, to ensure that the Program can be restructured as intended by the Secretary without unnecessarily wasting resources. ###

(d)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)Baseline estimate The term “Baseline Estimate” has the meaning given the term in section 2433(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code. ####

(2)Mileston decision authority The term “milestone decision authority” has the meaning given the term in section 2366b(g)(3) of title 10, United States Code. ####

(3)Original baseline estimate The term “original Baseline Estimate” has the meaning given the term in section 2435(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code. ####

(4)Selected acquisition report The term “Selected Acquisition Report” means a Selected Acquisition Report submitted to Congress under section 2432 of title 10, United States Code.