CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

SEC. 353. CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.(a) Tactical Wheeled Vehicles Program.—The Secretary of the Army may conduct a 12-month condition-based maintenance demonstration program on selected vehicle systems that include on-board diagnostic systems suitable to such a demonstration program.(b) Surface Combatant Ship Program.—The Secretary of the Navy may conduct a 12-month demonstration program on selected systems or components of surface combatant ships that include 123 STAT. 2264 integral diagnostic systems suitable to such a demonstration program.(c) Issues to Be Addressed.—The demonstration programs described in subsections (a) and (b) shall address, with respect to each vehicle, system, or component for which the program is conducted—(1) the top 10 maintenance issues;(2) non-evidence of failures; and(3) the projected return on investment analysis for a 10-year period.(d) Open Architecture.—The design, system integration, and operations of the demonstration programs described in subsections (a) and (b) shall be conducted with an open architecture designed to—(1) facilitate interface with industry standard computer languages, common software systems, diagnostics tools, reference models, diagnostics reasoners, electronic libraries, and user interfaces for multiple ship and vehicle types; and(2) promote competition and ensure the best overall value to the Department of Defense.(e) Report.—Not later than October 1, 2010, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the assessments of each of the Secretaries with respect to whether the respective military department could reduce maintenance costs and improve operational readiness by implementing condition-based maintenance for the current and future tactical wheeled vehicle fleets and Navy surface combatants.