Sec. 146. REVIEW AND BRIEFING ON FIELDED MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS

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## SEC. 146 REVIEW AND BRIEFING ON FIELDED MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS ###

(a)Review and Briefing Required Not later than March 1, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review, and provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees, on the processes of the Department of Defense for the management of strategic risk with respect to capabilities of fielded major weapon systems funded in the most recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, including a description of the analytical and implementation methodologies used— ####

(1)to ensure that fielded major weapon systems meet current and emerging military threats; ####

(2)to upgrade or replace any fielded major weapon systems that is not capable of effectively meeting operational requirements or current, evolving, or emerging threats; and ####

(3)to develop and implement plans for the replacement and divestment of fielded major weapon systems that address lower-priority military threats, as determined by intelligence assessments and operational requirements. ###

(b)Major Weapon System Defined In this section, the term “major weapon system” has the meaning given such term under section 2379(f) of title 10, United States Code.