Sec. 1662. LIMITATION ON PURSUIT OF CERTAIN COMMAND AND CONTROL CONCEPT

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## SEC. 1662 LIMITATION ON PURSUIT OF CERTAIN COMMAND AND CONTROL CONCEPT ###

(a)Limitation on Command and Control Concept The Secretary of the Air Force may not award a contract for engineering and manufacturing development for the ground-based strategic deterrent program that would result in a command and control concept for such program that consists of less than 15 fixed launch control centers per missile wing unless the Commander of the United States Strategic Command— ####

(1)determines that— #####

(A)the plans of the Secretary of the Air Force for a command and control concept consisting of less than 15 fixed launch control centers per missile wing are appropriate, meet requirements, and do not contain excessive risk; #####

(B)the risks to schedules and costs from such concept are minimized and manageable; #####

(C)the strategy and plan of the Secretary of the Air Force for addressing cyber threats for such concept are robust; and #####

(D)with respect to such concept, the Secretary of the Air Force has established an appropriate process for considering and managing trade-offs among requirements relating to survivability, long-term operations and sustainment costs, procurement costs, and military personnel needs; and ####

(2)submits, in writing, to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees such determination. ###

(b)Inability to Make Determination If the Secretary of the Air Force proposes to award a contract specified in subsection

(a)and the Commander is unable to make the determination under such subsection, the Commander shall submit, in writing, to the Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees the reasons for not making such determination. ###

(c)No Effect on Competition Nothing in subsection

(a)or

(b)shall be construed to affect or prohibit the ability of the Secretary of the Air Force to use fair and open competition procedures in soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for the ground-based strategic deterrent program.