10 U.S.C. § 5514: Acquisition accountability on the missile defense system

each program element of the missile defense system, as specified in section 223 1 of this title; and 1 See References in Text note below. each designated major subprogram of such program elements. engineering and manufacturing development (or its equivalent); and production and deployment. Except as provided by subsection (c), the Director may not adjust or revise an acquisition baseline established under this section. research and development milestones; acquisition milestones, including design reviews and key decision points; key test events, including ground, flight, and cybersecurity tests and ballistic missile defense system tests; delivery and fielding schedules; quantities of assets planned for acquisition and delivery in total and by fiscal year; and planned contract award dates. the capability to be developed, including hardware and software; system requirements, including performance requirements; the missile defense warfighter involvement process, as governed by United States Strategic Command Instruction 538–03, or such successor document; or processes and products reviewed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff or Joint Requirements Oversight Council; key knowledge points that must be achieved to permit continuation of the program and to inform production and deployment decisions; and how the Director plans to improve the capability over time. a life-cycle cost estimate that separately identifies the costs regarding research and development, procurement, military construction, operations and sustainment, and disposal; program acquisition unit costs for the program element; average procurement unit costs and program acquisition costs for the program element; an identification of when the document regarding the program joint cost analysis requirements description is scheduled to be approved; and an explanation for why a program joint cost analysis requirements description has not been prepared and approved, and, if a program joint cost analysis requirements description is not applicable, the rationale for such inapplicability. A test baseline summarizing the comprehensive test program for the program element or major subprogram outlined in the integrated master test plan. a justification for such adjustment or revision; the specific adjustments or revisions made to the acquisition baseline, including to the elements described in subsection (b); and the effective date of the adjusted or revised acquisition baseline. all of the operations and sustainment costs for which the Director is responsible; a description of the operations and sustainment functions and costs for which a military department is responsible; the amount of operations and sustainment costs (dollar value and base year) for which the military department or other element of the Department of Defense is responsible; and a citation to the source (such as a joint cost estimate or one or more military department estimates) that captures the operations and sustainment costs for which a military department or other element of the Department of Defense is responsible; the date the source was prepared; and if and when the source was independently verified by the Office for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.