ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE UNDERSEA MOBILITY ACQUISITION PROGRAM OF THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND.

SEC. 144. ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE UNDERSEA MOBILITY ACQUISITION PROGRAM OF THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND.(a) Limitation on Milestone B Decision.—The Commander of the United States Special Operations Command may not make any milestone B acquisition decisions with respect to a covered element until a 30-day period has elapsed after the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics—(1) conducts the assessment and determination under subsection (b) for the covered element; and(2) submits to the congressional defense committees a report including—(A) the determination of the Under Secretary with respect to the appropriate acquisition category for the covered element; and(B) the validated requirements, independent cost estimate, test and evaluation master plan, and technology readiness assessment described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b), respectively.(b) Assessment and Determination.—With respect to each covered element, the Under Secretary shall conduct an assessment and determination of whether to treat the covered element as a major defense acquisition program. Such assessment shall include—(1) a requirements validation by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council;(2) an independent cost estimate prepared by the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation;(3) a test and evaluation master plan reviewed by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation; and(4) a technology readiness assessment reviewed by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.(c) Covered Element Defined.—In this section, the term “covered element” means any of the following elements of the undersea mobility acquisition program of the United States Special Operations Command:(1) The dry combat submersible-light program.(2) The dry combat submersible-medium program.(3) The next-generation submarine shelter program.(4) Any new dry combat submersible developed under the undersea mobility acquisition program of the United States 125 STAT. 1326 Special Operations Command after the date of the enactment of this Act.