10 U.S.C. § 4253 — Major defense acquisition programs: submissions to Congress on Milestone C

(a) Within 15 days after Milestone C approval, the authority must give the defense committees and, for intelligence activities, the intelligence committees a brief report containing: (1) the military department’s estimated cost and schedule, including acquisition unit cost, average procurement unit cost, total life-cycle cost, and planned initial operational test and evaluation and initial operational capability dates; (2) the independent cost estimate under section 3221(b)(6) and any independent schedule estimate, with the same cost values and dates; (3) production, manufacturing, and fielding risks; and (4) an assessment of completed developmental testing and evaluation, including automated data analytics or modeling and simulation tools and methods. (b) On committee request, the authority must provide further information or underlying documents, including independent cost and schedule estimates and technical-risk assessments. (c) “Congressional intelligence committees” has the meaning in section 437(c).