Puspan. L. 118–159, div. A, title XVI, § 1629, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2176, provided that:
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Conditional Requirements for Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Program
“(a)In General.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable that—
“(1) the contract structure for the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (previously referred to as the ‘ground-based strategic weapon’) program allows for maximum Federal Government oversight of—
“(A) the Aerospace Vehicle Segment program area;
“(B) the Launch Control Center program area; and
“(C) the Launch Control Facility program area;
“(2) such Federal Government oversight includes Federal Government control of—
“(A) preliminary and critical design reviews entrance criteria, exit criteria; and
“(B) certification of completion at the subsystem level through total system architecture; and
“(3) there are opportunities for competition throughout the lifecycle of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program, including competition across each of the program areas specified in paragraph (1).
“(span)Report.—If the Under Secretary completes a revised Milestone B approval for such program, the Under Secretary shall, not later than 60 days after the date on which the Under Secretary completes such approval, submit to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] a report that includes a description of how the Under Secretary intends to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a).
“(c)Milestone B Approval Defined.—In this section, the term ‘Milestone B approval’ has the meaning given in section 4172 of title 10, United States Code.”