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 PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

120 STAT. 2119

(III) the total number of engines expected to be procured over the lifetime of the Joint Strike Fighter program; and (iii) an evaluation of benefits, other than cost, provided by competition, to include an assessment of improved performance, operational readiness and warfighting capability, risk reduction, technology innovation, and contractor responsiveness. (D) A description of the acquisition strategies (including development and production) that were used for, and experience with respect to cost, schedule, and performance under, past acquisition programs for engines for tactical fighter aircraft, including the F–15, F–16, F– 18, and F–22 aircraft. (E) A comparison of the experiences under past acquisition programs carried out on a sole-source basis with respect to performance, savings, maintainability, reliability, and technical innovation. (F) The impact that canceling the F136 competitive engine would have on the high-performance military engine industrial base, and on the Department of Defense’s ability to make competitive engine choices for future combat aircraft systems beyond the Joint Strike Fighter. (G) Conclusions and recommendations. (4) CERTIFICATIONS.—In submitting the report required by paragraph (3), the Comptroller General and the chief executive officer of the federally funded research and development center shall also submit a certification as to whether the Secretary of Defense provided access to sufficient information to enable the Comptroller General or the chief executive officer, as the case may be, to make informed judgments on the matters required to be included in the report. (c) LIFE-CYCLE COSTS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘lifecycle costs’’ includes— (1) those elements of cost that would be considered for a life-cycle cost analysis for a major defense acquisition program, including procurement of engines, procurement of spare engines, and procurement of engine components and parts; and (2) good-faith estimates of routine engine costs (such as performance upgrades and component improvement) that historically have occurred in tactical fighter engine programs. SEC. 212. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO AWARD PRIZES FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS.

(a) EXPANSION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 2374a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking ‘‘Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of Defense Research and Engineering and the service acquisition executive for each military department’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘a program’’ and inserting ‘‘programs’’. (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is further amended— (A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The program’’ and inserting ‘‘Each program’’; and

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