IMPLEMENTATION OF ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE.

SEC. 839. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE. (a) In General.—Not later than March 31, 2012, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional committees specified in subsection (c) the following information: (1) A description of how the strategy of the Department of Defense to acquire space launch capability under the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program implements each of the recommendations included in the Report of the Government Accountability Office on the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, dated September 15, 2011 (GAO-11-641). (2) With respect to any such recommendation that the Department does not implement, an explanation of how the Department is otherwise addressing the deficiencies identified in that report. (b) Assessment by Comptroller General of the United States.—Not later than 60 days after the submission of the information required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional committees specified in subsection (c) an assessment of that information and any additional findings or recommendations the Comptroller General considers appropriate. (c) Congressional Committees.—The congressional committees specified in this subsection are the following: (1) The Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (2) The Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (3) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.