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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 · Sec. 231

Sec. 231. COLUMBIA-CLASS PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY MATRICES

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## SEC. 231 COLUMBIA-CLASS PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY MATRICES ###
(a)Submittal of Matrices Concurrent with the President’s annual budget request submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2019, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General of the United States the matrices described in subsection
(b)relating to the Columbia-class program. ###
(b)Matrices Described The matrices described in this subsection are the following: ####
(1)Design and construction goals A matrix that identifies, in six-month increments, key milestones, development events, and specific performance goals for the design and construction of the Columbia-class program, which shall be subdivided, at a minimum, according to the following: #####
(A)Technology-readiness levels of major components and key demonstration events. #####
(B)Design maturity. #####
(C)Manufacturing-readiness levels for critical manufacturing operations and key demonstration events. #####
(D)Manufacturing operations. #####
(E)Reliability. ####
(2)Cost A matrix expressing, in annual increments, the total cost phased over the entire Columbia-class design and construction period of— #####
(A)the Navy service cost position for the prime contractor’s portion of Columbia-class design and construction activities, including the estimated price at completion for each submarine and confidence level of this estimate; #####
(B)the program manager’s estimate for the prime contractor’s portion of Columbia-class design and construction activities, including the estimated price and variance at completion for each submarine; and #####
(C)the prime contractor’s estimate for the prime contractor’s portion of Columbia-class design and construction activities, including the estimated price and variance at completion for each submarine. ###
(c)Update of Matrices ####
(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Navy submits the matrices required by subsection (a), and concurrent with the submittal of each annual budget request to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, beginning with the fiscal year 2020 request, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General of the United States updates to the matrices described in subsection (b). ####
(2)Elements Each update submitted under paragraph
(1)shall detail progress made toward the goals identified in the matrix described in subsection (b)(1) and provide updated cost data as prescribed in subsection (b)(2). ####
(3)Treatment of initial matrices as baseline The matrices submitted pursuant to subsection
(a)shall be treated as the baseline for the full Columbia-class design and construction period for purposes of the updates submitted pursuant to paragraph
(1)of this subsection. ####
(4)Report termination The report required under paragraph
(1)shall terminate upon delivery of the first Columbia-class submarine. ###
(d)Assessment by Comptroller General of the United States Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Comptroller General of the United States receives an update to a matrix under subsection (c)(1), the Comptroller General shall review such matrix and provide to the congressional defense committees an assessment of such matrix in whatever form that the Comptroller General deems appropriate. ###
(e)Repeal of Report Requirement Section 131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (129 Stat. 754; Public Law 114-92) is hereby repealed. ###
(f)Major Component Defined In this section, the term “major component” includes, at a minimum, the integrated power system, nuclear reactor, propulsor and related coordinated stern features, stern area system, and common missile compartment.
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