To require a report on the maturity and effectiveness of the Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) network.

1. Adds SEC. 142. REPORT ON MATURITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GLOBAL INFORMATION GRID BANDWIDTH EXPANSION (GIG-BE) NETWORK on page 25, between lines 15 and 16

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   Inserted: SEC. 142. REPORT ON MATURITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GLOBAL INFORMATION GRID BANDWIDTH EXPANSION (GIG-BE) NETWORK.

   Inserted: (a) Report Required.--Not later that 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on a test program to demonstrate the maturity and effectiveness of the Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) network architecture.

   Inserted: (b) Contents of Report.--The report under subsection (a) shall--

   Inserted: (1) determine whether the results of the test program described in subsection (a) demonstrate compliance of the GIG-BE architecture with the overall goals of the GIG-BE program;

   Inserted: (2) identify--

   Inserted: (A) the extent to which the GIG-BE architecture does not meet the overall goals of the program; and

   Inserted: (B) the components that are not yet sufficiently developed to achieve the overall goals of the program;

   Inserted: (3) include a plan and cost estimates for achieving compliance; and

   Inserted: (4) document the equipment and network configuration used to demonstrate real-world scenarios within the continental United States.

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