S.Amdt. 2506
What it does: Adds SEC. 126. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP at the end of subtitle C of title I
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)What it changes
1 change to S. 1197 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 126. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP at the end of subtitle C of title I
Adds a sectionIn S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in classified form and unclassified form.
Inserted: SEC. 126. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP.
Inserted: The Secretary of the Navy may not obligate or expend funds for construction or advanced procurement of materials for the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) designated as LCS 25 or LCS 26 until the Secretary submits to Congress each of the following:
Inserted: (1) The report required by section 125(a).
Inserted: (2) A coordinated determination by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics that successful completion of the test evaluation master plan for both seaframes and each mission module will demonstrate operational effectiveness and operational suitability.
Inserted: (3) A certification that the Joint Requirements Oversight Council--
Inserted: (A) has reviewed the capabilities of the legacy systems that the Littoral Combat Ship is planned to replace and has compared these capabilities to those to be provided by the Littoral Combat Ship;
Inserted: (B) has assessed the adequacy of the current Capabilities Development Document (CDD) for the Littoral Combat Ship to meet combatant command requirements and to address future threats as reflected in the latest assessment by the defense intelligence community; and
Inserted: (C) has either validated the current Capabilities Development Document or directed the Secretary to update the current Capabilities Development Document based on the performance of the Littoral Combat Ship and mission modules to date.
Inserted: (4) A report on the expected performance of each seaframe variant and mission module against the current or updated Capabilities Development Document.
Inserted: (6) Certification that a Capability Production Document will be completed for each mission module before operational testing.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle C of title I, add the following:
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As printed
SA 2506. Mr. McCAIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle C of title I, add the following:
SEC. 126. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP.
The Secretary of the Navy may not obligate or expend funds for construction or advanced procurement of materials for the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) designated as LCS 25 or LCS 26 until the Secretary submits to Congress each of the following:
(1) The report required by section 125(a).
(2) A coordinated determination by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics that successful completion of the test evaluation master plan for both seaframes and each mission module will demonstrate operational effectiveness and operational suitability.
(3) A certification that the Joint Requirements Oversight Council--
(A) has reviewed the capabilities of the legacy systems that the Littoral Combat Ship is planned to replace and has compared these capabilities to those to be provided by the Littoral Combat Ship;
(B) has assessed the adequacy of the current Capabilities Development Document (CDD) for the Littoral Combat Ship to meet combatant command requirements and to address future threats as reflected in the latest assessment by the defense intelligence community; and
(C) has either validated the current Capabilities Development Document or directed the Secretary to update the current Capabilities Development Document based on the performance of the Littoral Combat Ship and mission modules to date.
(4) A report on the expected performance of each seaframe variant and mission module against the current or updated Capabilities Development Document.
(6) Certification that a Capability Production Document will be completed for each mission module before operational testing.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 21, 2013