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 PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

120 STAT. 2121

SEC. 213. DEFENSE ACQUISITION CHALLENGE PROGRAM EXTENSION, ENHANCEMENT, AND MODIFICATION TO ADDRESS CRITICAL COST GROWTH THRESHOLD BREACHES IN MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

(a) ASSESSMENT OF ADDITIONAL ISSUES REQUIRED IN THE EVENT OF CRITICAL COST GROWTH.—Section 2433(e)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) respectively; and (2) by inserting before clause (ii) (as so redesignated) the following new clause: ‘‘(i) any design, engineering, manufacturing, or technology integration issues that contributed significantly to the cost growth of the program;’’. (b) REQUIREMENT FOR CHALLENGE PROGRAM TO ADDRESS CRITICAL COST GROWTH THRESHOLD BREACHES IN MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.— (1) SOLICITATION OF CHALLENGE PROPOSALS.—Section 2359b(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph (4): ‘‘(4)(A) The Under Secretary shall establish procedures for the prompt issuance of a solicitation for challenge proposals addressing— ‘‘(i) any acquisition program for which, since the last such announcement, the Secretary concerned has determined under section 2433(d) of this title that the program’s acquisition unit cost or procurement unit cost has increased by a percentage equal to or greater than the critical cost growth threshold for the program (in this section referred to as a ‘critical cost growth threshold breach’); and ‘‘(ii) any design, engineering, manufacturing, or technology integration issues, in accordance with the assessment required by section 2433(e)(2)(A) of this title, that have contributed significantly to the cost growth of such program. ‘‘(B) A solicitation under this paragraph may be included in a broad agency announcement issued pursuant to paragraph (3) as long as the broad agency announcement is released in an expeditious manner following the determination of the Secretary concerned that a critical cost growth threshold breach has occurred with respect to a major defense acquisition program.’’. (2) REQUIREMENT FOR GUIDELINES FOR COVERING COSTS OF CHALLENGE PROPOSALS.—Section 2359b(e) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(3) In the case of a challenge proposal submitted in response to a solicitation issued as a result of a critical cost growth threshold breach that is determined under full review and evaluation to satisfy each of the criteria specified in subsection (c)(5), the Under Secretary shall establish guidelines for covering the costs of the challenge proposal. If appropriate, such guidelines shall not be restricted to funding provided by the Defense Acquisition Challenge Program, but shall also consider alternative funding sources, such

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