INDEPENDENT ESTIMATE OF COSTS OF THE FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS.

SEC. 216. INDEPENDENT ESTIMATE OF COSTS OF THE FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS.(a) Independent Estimate Required.—(1) In general.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the preparation of an independent estimate of the anticipated costs of systems development and demonstration with respect to the Future Combat Systems.(2) Conduct of estimate.—The estimate required by this subsection shall be prepared by a federally funded research and development center selected by the Secretary for purposes of this subsection.120 STAT. 2125(3) Matters to be addressed.—The independent estimate prepared under this subsection shall address costs of research, development, test, and evaluation, and costs of procurement, for—(A) the system development and demonstration phase of the core Future Combat Systems;(B) the Future Combat Systems technologies to be incorporated into the equipment of the current force of the Army (often referred to as “spinouts”);(C) the installation kits for the incorporation of such technologies into such equipment;(D) the systems treated as complementary systems for the Future Combat Systems;(E) science and technology initiatives that support the Future Combat Systems program; and(F) any pass-through charges anticipated to be assessed by the lead systems integrator of the Future Combat Systems and its major subcontractors.(4) Submittal to congress.—Upon completion of the independent estimate required by this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the estimate.(5) Deadline for submittal.—The report described in paragraph (4) shall be submitted not later than April 1, 2007.(b) Pass-Through Charge Defined.—In this section, the term “pass-through charge” has the meaning given that term in section 805(c)(5) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3373).