10 U.S.C. § 118: Materiel readiness metrics and materiel readiness objectives for major weapon systems

the strategic framework required by section 113(g)(1)(B)(vii) 1 of this title; and 1 See References in Text note below. guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 113(g)(1)(B) of this title . At a minimum, the materiel readiness metrics required by subsection (a) shall establish procedures and a computation methodology to determine the materiel availability, operational availability, operational capability, and materiel reliability of each major weapon system by designated mission, design series, variant, or class. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, each head of an element described in subsection (a) shall establish materiel readiness objectives for each major weapon system. Annually, each head of an element described in subsection (a) shall review and revise such materiel readiness objectives and include any such revisions in the materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the President under section 1105 of title 31 . an assessment of the materiel availability, operational availability, and materiel reliability for each major weapon system; and a detailed explanation of any factors that could preclude the Department of Defense or any of the military departments from meeting applicable materiel readiness objectives, such as infrastructure, workforce, or supply chain considerations. have been obligated by subactivity group within the operation and maintenance accounts for the second fiscal year preceding the budget year; the Director estimates will have been obligated by subactivity group within the operation and maintenance accounts by the end of the fiscal year preceding the budget year; and have been budgeted and programmed across the future years defense program within the operation and maintenance accounts by subactivity group. The term “major weapon system” has the meaning given in section 101(a) of this title . The term “materiel availability” means a measure of the percentage of the total inventory of a major weapon system that is operationally capable of performing an assigned mission. The term “materiel readiness objective” means the minimum required availability of each covered system that is necessary to fulfill the requirements of the strategic framework and guidance referred to in subsection (a). The term “materiel reliability” means the probability that a major weapon system will perform without failure over a specified interval. The term “operational availability” means a measure of the percentage of time a major weapon system is operationally capable. The term “operationally capable” means a materiel condition indicating that a major weapon system is capable of performing its assigned mission and has no discrepancies with a subsystem of a major weapon system. for the budget request for fiscal year 2024, funding estimates are provided for a representative sample by military department of at least one-third of the major weapon systems; for the budget request for fiscal year 2025, funding estimates are provided for an additional one-third of the major weapon systems; and full implementation for all major weapons systems is completed not later than five days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the materials in support of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2026.”