ANNUAL GAO REVIEW OF F/A–18E/F AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

SEC. 124. ANNUAL GAO REVIEW OF F/A–18E/F AIRCRAFT PROGRAM. (a) Review and Report Required.— Not later than June 15 of each year, the Comptroller General shall review the F/A–18E/F aircraft program and submit to Congress a report on the results of the review. The Comptroller General shall submit to Congress with each such report a certification as to whether the Comptroller General has had access to sufficient information to make informed judgments on the matters covered by the report. (b) Content of Report.— The report submitted on the program each year shall include the following: (1) The extent to which engineering and manufacturing development and operational test and evaluation under the program are meeting the goals established for engineering and manufacturing development and operational test and evaluation under the program, including the performance, cost, and schedule goals. (2) The status of modifications expected to have a significant effect on the cost or performance of the F/A–18E/F aircraft. (c) Duration of Requirement.— No report is required under this section after the full-rate production contract is awarded under the program. (d) Requirement to Support Annual Gao Review.— The Secretary of Defense and the prime contractors under the F/A–18E/F program shall timely provide the Comptroller General with such 112 STAT. 1941information on the program, including information on program performance, as the Comptroller General considers necessary to carry out this section.