Sec. 1646. GROUND-BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY MATRICES
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## SEC. 1646 GROUND-BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY MATRICES ###
(a)In General Concurrent with the submission to Congress of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General of the United States the matrices described in subsection
(b)relating to the ground-based strategic deterrent weapon system. ###
(b)Matrices Described The matrices described in this subsection are the following: ####
(1)Engineering and manufacturing development goals A matrix that identifies, in six-month increments, key milestones, development events, and specific performance goals for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the ground-based strategic deterrent weapon system, which shall be subdivided, at a minimum, according to the following: #####
(A)Technology maturity, including technology readiness levels of major components and key demonstration events leading to technology readiness level 7 full maturity. #####
(B)Design maturity for the missile, weapon system command and control, and ground systems. #####
(C)Software maturity, including key events and metrics. #####
(D)Manufacturing maturity, including manufacturing readiness levels for critical manufacturing operations and key demonstration events. #####
(E)The schedule with respect to the following: ######
(i)Ground-based strategic deterrent weapon system level critical path events and margins. ######
(ii)Separate individual critical path events and margins for each of the following major events: ######
(I)First flight. ######
(II)First functional test. ######
(III)Weapon system qualification. ######
(IV)Combined certifications. ######
(V)Operational weapon system article. ######
(VI)Initial operational capability. ######
(VII)Wing A completion. #####
(F)Personnel, including planned and actual staffing for the program office and for contractor and supporting organizations, including for testing, nuclear certification, and civil engineering by the Air Force. #####
(G)Reliability, including growth plans and key milestones. ####
(2)Cost #####
(A)In general The following matrices relating to the cost of the ground-based strategic deterrent weapon system: ######
(i)A matrix expressing, in six-month increments, the total cost for the engineering and manufacturing development phase and low-rate initial production lots of the ground-based strategic deterrent weapon system. ######
(ii)A matrix expressing the total cost for the prime contractor’s estimate for the engineering and manufacturing development phase and production lots. #####
(B)Phasing and subdivision of matrices The matrices described in clauses
(i)and
(ii)of subparagraph
(A)shall be— ######
(i)phased over the entire engineering and manufacturing development period; and ######
(ii)subdivided according to the costs of the primary subsystems in the ground-based strategic deterrent weapon system work breakdown structure. ###
(c)Semi-annual Updates of Matrices Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the matrices described in subsection
(b)for a year as required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General updates to the matrices. ###
(d)Treatment of the First Matrices as Baseline ####
(1)In general The first set of matrices submitted under subsection
(a)shall be treated as the baseline for the full engineering and manufacturing development phase and low-rate initial production of the ground-based strategic deterrent weapon system program for purposes of updates submitted under subsection
(c)and subsequent matrices submitted under subsection (a). ####
(2)Elements After the submission of the first set of matrices required by subsection (a), each update submitted under subsection
(c)and each subsequent set of matrices submitted under subsection
(a)shall— #####
(A)clearly identify changes in key milestones, development events, and specific performance goals identified in the first set of matrices; and #####
(B)provide updated cost estimates. ###
(e)Assessment by Comptroller General of the United States Not later than 60 days after receiving the matrices described in subsection
(b)for a year as required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall assess the acquisition progress made with respect to the ground-based strategic deterrent weapon system and brief the congressional defense committees on the results of that assessment. ###
(f)Termination The requirements of this section shall terminate on the date that is one year after the ground-based strategic deterrent weapon system achieves initial operational capability.