[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7422-S7423]
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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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