Sec. 1629. CONDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SENTINEL INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM

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## SEC. 1629 CONDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SENTINEL INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM ###

(a)In General The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable that— ####

(1)the contract structure for the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (previously referred to as the “ground-based strategic weapon”) program allows for maximum Federal Government oversight of— #####

(A)the Aerospace Vehicle Segment program area; #####

(B)the Launch Control Center program area; and #####

(C)the Launch Control Facility program area; ####

(2)such Federal Government oversight includes Federal Government control of— #####

(A)preliminary and critical design reviews entrance criteria, exit criteria; and #####

(B)certification of completion at the subsystem level through total system architecture; and ####

(3)there are opportunities for competition throughout the lifecycle of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program, including competition across each of the program areas specified in paragraph (1). ###

(b)Report If the Under Secretary completes a revised Milestone B approval for such program, the Under Secretary shall, not later than 60 days after the date on which the Under Secretary completes such approval, submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a description of how the Under Secretary intends to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a). ###

(c)Milestone B Approval Defined In this section, the term “Milestone B approval” has the meaning given in section 4172 of title 10, United States Code.