10 U.S.C. § 4374 — Unit cost reports: determinations by service acquisition executive and secretary concerned of breach of significant cost growth threshold or critical cost growth threshold; reports to Congress

When a unit cost report is submitted to the service acquisition^* executive designated by the Secretary concerned^* under this chapter with respect to a major defense acquisition program^* or any designated major subprogram under the program, the service acquisition executive shall determine whether the current program acquisition unit cost^* for the program or subprogram has increased by a percentage equal to or greater than the significant cost growth threshold^*, or the critical cost growth threshold^*, for the program or subprogram.

When a unit cost report is submitted to the service acquisition executive designated by the Secretary concerned under this chapter with respect to a major defense acquisition program or any designated major subprogram under the program that is a procurement program, the service acquisition executive, in addition to the determination under subsection (a), shall determine whether the procurement unit cost^* for the program or subprogram has increased by a percentage equal to or greater than the significant cost growth threshold, or the critical cost growth threshold, for the program or subprogram.