ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS BEFORE PROCEEDING TO MILESTONE B.

SEC. 805. ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS BEFORE PROCEEDING TO MILESTONE B.(a) Additional Certification Requirements.—Subsection (a) of section 2366a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (10);(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively;(3) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph (1):“(1) appropriate market research has been conducted prior to technology development to reduce duplication of existing technology and products;”;(4) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by striking “and” at the end; and(5) by inserting after such paragraph (7) the following new paragraphs:“(8) reasonable cost and schedule estimates have been developed to execute the product development and production plan under the program;120 STAT. 2315“(9) funding is available to execute the product development and production plan under the program, through the period covered by the future-years defense program submitted during the fiscal year in which the certification is made, consistent with the estimates described in paragraph (8) for the program; and”.(b) Waiver for National Security.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking “(5), or (6)” and inserting “(5), (6), (7), (8), or (9)”.