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10 U.S.C. § 2448a

Section 2448a · Renumbered § 4271]

Current version, with additions and removals from the December 23, 2016 version.

Current — August 13, 2018
As of December 23, 2016
(a) Program Cost and Fielding Targets.—(1) Before funds are obligated for technology development, systems development, or production of a major defense acquisition program, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure, by establishing the goals described in paragraph (2), that the milestone decision authority for the major defense acquisition program approves a program that will—
(a) Program Cost and Fielding Targets.—(1) Before funds are obligated for technology development, systems development, or production of a major defense acquisition program, the designated milestone decision authority for the program shall ensure, by establishing the goals described in paragraph (2), that the program will—

(A) be affordable;

(A) be affordable;

(B) incorporate program planning that anticipates the evolution of capabilities to meet changing threats, technology insertion, and interoperability; and

(B) incorporate program planning that anticipates the evolution of capabilities to meet changing threats, technology insertion, and interoperability; and

(C) be fielded when needed.

(C) be fielded when needed.

(2) The goals described in this paragraph are goals for—

(2) The goals described in this paragraph are goals for—

(A) the procurement unit cost and sustainment cost (referred to in this section as the "program cost targets");

(A) the procurement unit cost and sustainment cost (referred to in this section as the "program cost targets");

(B) the date for initial operational capability (referred to in this section as the "fielding target"); and

(B) the date for initial operational capability (referred to in this section as the "fielding target"); and

(C) technology maturation, prototyping, and a modular open system approach to evolve system capabilities and improve interoperability.

(C) technology maturation, prototyping, and a modular open system approach to evolve system capabilities and improve interoperability.

(b) Delegation.—The responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense in subsection (a) may be delegated only to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.

(c) Definitions.—In this section:
(b) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) The term "procurement unit cost" has the meaning provided in section 2432(a)(2) of this title.

(1) The term "procurement unit cost" has the meaning provided in section 2432(a)(2) of this title.

(2) The term "initial capabilities document" has the meaning provided in section 2366a(d)(2) of this title.

(2) The term "initial capabilities document" has the meaning provided in section 2366a(d)(2) of this title.

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