Sec. 221. ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES RELATING TO THE ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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## SEC. 221 ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES RELATING TO THE ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ###
(a)Cost Assessments ####
(1)Initial cost estimate Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, shall— #####
(A)define key technical, programmatic, and operational characteristics for the Advanced Battle Management System; and #####
(B)produce an initial cost estimate for the System that includes— ######
(i)estimated costs for each product category described in the report submitted to Congress under section 236 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1281); and ######
(ii)a description of each cost estimating methodology used in the preparation of the estimate. ####
(2)Review and report Not later than 120 days after the completion of the estimate required under paragraph (1), the Air Force Cost Analysis Agency shall— #####
(A)conduct a non-advocate cost assessment of the estimate; and #####
(B)submit to the congressional defense committees and the Government Accountability Office a report on the results of the assessment. ###
(b)Program Update Briefings ####
(1)In general Beginning not later than January 1, 2021, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional defense committees a program update briefing on the Advanced Battle Management System and all associated technologies. ####
(2)Elements Each briefing under paragraph
(1)shall include— #####
(A)a detailed explanation of any on-ramp exercise of the Advanced Battle Management System conducted during the quarter covered by the report, including an explanation of— ######
(i)the objectives achieved by the exercise and any data collected for the purposes of decision making; ######
(ii)identification of the portions of the exercise that were scripted and unscripted and any technical workarounds or substitutes used for purposes of the exercise; and ######
(iii)the interim capabilities provided to combatant commanders after the conclusion of the exercise (commonly known as “leave behind” capabilities) and a plan for the sustainment or upgrade of such capabilities; and ######
(iv)the total cost of the exercise and a breakdown of the costs with respect to technology, range and demonstration resources, personnel, and logistics; and #####
(B)such other information as the Secretary of the Air Force determines appropriate. ###
(c)Report on Security and Resiliency Measures At the same time as the budget of the President for fiscal year 2022 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that describes how the Secretary plans to ensure the security and resiliency of the Advanced Battle Management System, including a description of any information assurance and anti-tamper requirements for the System. ###
(d)Additional Report and Briefings Not later than April 1, 2021, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees the following: ####
(1)Report on planned capabilities A report on the planned product line capabilities of the Advanced Battle Management System, including— #####
(A)a description of the technologies needed to implement and achieve such product line capabilities; #####
(B)a timeline for the technical maturation of such product line capabilities; and #####
(C)a notional schedule for fielding such product line capabilities over the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, as of the date of the report. ####
(2)Briefing on acquisition authorities A briefing on the allocation of responsibilities among the individuals and entities responsible for acquisition for the Advanced Battle Management System, including an explanation of how decision-making and governance of the acquisition process is allocated among the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, the Chief Architect Integration Office, the Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability, and other entities within the Department of the Air Force that are expected provide capabilities for the System. ####
(3)Briefing on alignment with common mission control center A briefing, which may be provided in classified or unclassified form, that explains how, and to what extent, the Advanced Battle Management System will be aligned and coordinated with the Common Mission Control Center of the Air Force. ###
(e)Advanced Battle Management System Defined In this section, the term “Advanced Battle Management System” has the meaning given that term in section 236(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1281). ###
(f)Conforming Repeal Section 147(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1670) is repealed.
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Sec. 221
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES RELATING TO THE ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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