NAVY SENIOR TECHNICAL AUTHORITY.

SEC. 1013. NAVY SENIOR TECHNICAL AUTHORITY. Section 8669b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: “(B) reports directly to the portfolio acquisition executive, established under section 1732 of this title.” ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by inserting “(1)” before “Each Senior”; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(2) Each Senior Technical Authority shall also be responsible for the determination that all design requirements for a vessel class are directly related to a key performance parameter or key system attribute established in the capability development document for such class. Any such requirement that the Senior Technical Authority determines is unnecessary to meet a key performance parameter or key system attribute shall not be approved.” .