[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7422-S7423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3922. Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. 
King) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 
4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle E of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 376. IMPROVED OVERSIGHT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SHIPYARD 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM OF THE 
                   NAVY.

       (a) Updated Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2022, the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees an update to the plan of the Secretary for 
     implementation of the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization 
     Program of the Department of the Navy, with the objective of 
     providing increased transparency for the actual costs and 
     schedules associated with infrastructure optimization 
     activities for shipyards covered by such program.
       (2) Updated cost estimates.--The updated plan required 
     under paragraph (1) shall include updated cost estimates 
     comprising the most recent costs of capital improvement 
     projects for each of the four public shipyards covered by the 
     Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program.
       (b) Briefing Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Before the start of physical construction 
     with respect to a covered project, the Secretary of the Navy 
     or a designee of the Secretary shall brief each of the 
     congressional defense committees on such project, regardless 
     of the source of funding for such project.
       (2) Written information.--Before conducting a briefing 
     under paragraph (1) with respect to a covered project, the 
     Secretary of the Navy or a designee of the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees in writing the 
     following information:
       (A) An updated cost estimate for such project that--
       (i) meets the standards of the Association for the 
     Advancement of Cost Engineering for a Level 1 or Level 2 cost 
     estimate; or
       (ii) is an independent cost estimate.
       (B) A schedule for such project that is comprehensive, 
     well-constructed, credible, and

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     controlled pursuant to the Schedule Assessment Guide: Best 
     Practices for Project Schedules (GAO-16-89G) set forth by the 
     Comptroller General of the United States in December 2015, or 
     successor guide.
       (C) An estimate of the likelihood that programmed and 
     planned funds for such project will be sufficient for the 
     completion of the project.
       (3) Covered project defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     ``covered project'' means a shipyard project under the 
     Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program--
       (A) with a contract awarded on or after October 1, 2024; 
     and
       (B) valued at $250,000,000 or more.
       (c) Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2022, and not 
     later than December 31 of each year thereafter, the Commander 
     of the Naval Sea Systems Command, in coordination with the 
     Program Manager Ships 555, shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report detailing the use by the 
     Department of the Navy of funding for all efforts associated 
     with the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, 
     including the use of amounts made available by law to support 
     the projects identified in the plan to implement such 
     program, including any update to such plan under subsection 
     (a).
       (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include updated cost and schedule estimates--
       (A) for the plan to implement the Shipyard Optimization 
     Program, including any update to such plan under subsection 
     (a); and
       (B) for each dry dock, major facility, and infrastructure 
     project valued at $250,000,000 or more under such program.
       (d) Comptroller General Report.--
       (1) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than May 1, 2023, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report on the progress of the Secretary of 
     the Navy in implementing the Shipyard Infrastructure 
     Optimization Program, including--
       (i) the progress of the Secretary in completing the first 
     annual report required under such program; and
       (ii) the cost and schedule estimates for full 
     implementation of such program.
       (B) Elements.--The report required by subparagraph (A) 
     shall include the following:
       (i) An assessment of the extent to which the cost estimate 
     for the updated optimization plan for the Shipyard 
     Infrastructure Optimization Program is consistent with 
     leading practices for cost estimation.
       (ii) An assessment of the extent to which the project 
     schedule for such program is comprehensive, well-constructed, 
     credible, and controlled.
       (iii) An assessment of whether programmed and planned funds 
     for a project under such program will be sufficient for the 
     completion of the project.
       (iv) Such other related matters as the Comptroller General 
     considers appropriate.
       (2) Initial briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2023, the 
     Comptroller General shall brief the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on 
     the preliminary findings of the report under paragraph (1).
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