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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 147

Sec. 147. STUDY ON MEASURES TO ASSESS COST-PER-EFFECT FOR KEY MISSION AREAS

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## SEC. 147 STUDY ON MEASURES TO ASSESS COST-PER-EFFECT FOR KEY MISSION AREAS ###
(a)In General Not later than January 1, 2021, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide for the performance of an independent study designed to devise new measures to assess cost-per-effect for key mission areas of the Air Force. The study shall be conducted by a Federally funded research and development center selected by the Secretary for purposes of the study. ###
(b)Scope The study conducted pursuant to subsection
(a)shall address the following matters: ####
(1)Number of weapon systems required to meet a specified mission goal. ####
(2)Number of personnel required to meet a specified mission goal. ####
(3)Associated operation and maintenance costs necessary to facilitate respective operational constructs. ####
(4)Basing requirements for respective force constructs. ####
(5)Mission support elements required to facilitate specified operations. ####
(6)Defensive measures required to facilitate viable mission operations. ####
(7)Attrition due to enemy countermeasures and other loss factors associated with respective technologies. ####
(8)Associated weapon effects costs compared to alternative forms of power projection. ###
(c)Implementation of Measures The Secretary shall, as the Secretary considers appropriate, incorporate the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection
(a)into the future force development processes of the Air Force. The measures— ####
(1)should be domain and platform agnostic; ####
(2)should focus on how best to achieve mission goals in future operations; and ####
(3)shall consider including cost-per-effect metrics as a key performance parameter for any Air Force acquisition programs that enter the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) requirements process of the Department of Defense. ## Subtitle E Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters
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