MODIFICATION OF SYSTEMS SUBJECT TO SURVIVABILITY TESTING OVERSIGHT BY THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION.

SEC. 251. MODIFICATION OF SYSTEMS SUBJECT TO SURVIVABILITY TESTING OVERSIGHT BY THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION.(a) Authority To Designate Additional Systems as Major Systems and Programs Subject to Testing.—Section 2366(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“(1) The term ‘covered system’ means—“(A) a vehicle, weapon platform, or conventional weapon system that—“(i) includes features designed to provide some degree of protection to users in combat; and“(ii) is a major system as defined in section 2302(5) of this title; or“(B) any other system or program designated by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of this section.”.(b) Revision to Report Requirement.—Section 2366(d) of such title is amended—(1) by inserting “(1)” before “At the conclusion”; and(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(2) If a decision is made within the Department of Defense to proceed to operational use of a system, or to make procurement funds available for a system, before Milestone C approval of that system, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, as soon as practicable after such decision, the following:“(A) A report describing the status of survivability and live fire testing of that system.“(B) The report required under paragraph (1).”.(c) Force Protection Equipment.—Section 139(b) of such title is amended—(1) by striking paragraph (3); and(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively.