Sec. 1663. ACCELERATION OF GROUND-BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT PROGRAM AND LONG-RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON PROGRAM

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## SEC. 1663 ACCELERATION OF GROUND-BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT PROGRAM AND LONG-RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON PROGRAM ###

(a)Plan for Acceleration of Programs Consistent with validated military requirements and in accordance with applicable provisions of Federal law regarding acquisition, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force, shall develop and implement— ####

(1)a plan to accelerate the development, procurement, and fielding of the ground-based strategic deterrent program; and ####

(2)a plan to accelerate the development, procurement, and fielding of the long-range standoff weapon. ###

(b)Criteria The plans developed under subsection

(a)shall meet the following criteria: ####

(1)With respect to the plan developed under paragraph

(1)of such subsection, the plan shall ensure that the ground-based strategic deterrent program includes the recapitalization of the full intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system for 400 deployed missiles and associated spares and 450 launch facilities, without phasing or splitting the program, including with respect to the missile flight system, ground-based infrastructure and equipment, appropriate command and control elements. ####

(2)The plans shall include a comprehensive assessment of the benefits, risks, feasibility, costs, and cost savings of various options for accelerating the respective program covered by the plan, including by considering— #####

(A)accelerating— ######

(i)the technology maturation and risk reduction phase, including through the identification of low- and high- technology readiness levels, requirements, and timelines for maturing such technology; ######

(ii)the award of an engineering and manufacturing development contract; and ######

(iii)making the milestone B decision; #####

(B)transitioning full acquisition authority, responsibility, and accountability of the respective program to the Secretary of the Air Force, including milestone decision authority; #####

(C)providing a general officer-level portfolio acquisition executive a dedicated, single-program, long-term assignment with a tailored acquisition approach, program strategy, and oversight model for the respective program that empowers the general officer to accelerate the program, make decisions, and be held accountable; #####

(D)streamlining, as appropriate, test and evaluation activities for the respective program, particularly for proven technologies, while ensuring high confidence in the final deployed system; #####

(E)leveraging agile software development or other innovative approaches to reduce timeframes for software development; #####

(F)identifying and proposing statutory changes that the Under Secretary or the Secretary of the Air Force determine could accelerate the respective program; #####

(G)identifying accelerated goals for initial operational capability and full operational capability for the respective program; and #####

(H)such other options as the Under Secretary or the Secretary of the Air Force consider appropriate. ###

(c)Submission Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force, shall submit to the congressional defense committees the plans developed under subsection (a), including an assessment of the options considered and the options selected to be implemented under the plans. ###

(d)Briefing Not later than 160 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the views of the Commander with respect to the plans developed under subsection (a). ###

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

(1)The term “milestone B decision” has the meaning given that term in section 2400(a) of title 10, United States Code. ####

(2)The term “milestone decision authority” has the meaning given that term in section 2366a(d) of title 10, United States Code.