(3) is certified for internal carriage and employ-
ment for both conventional and nuclear missions on 
the next-generation long-range strike bomber by not 
later than 2034. 
SEC. 219. REVIEW OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR F–35 
AIRCRAFT. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition, Technology, and Logistics shall establish an inde-
pendent team consisting of subject matter experts to review 
the development of software for the F–35 aircraft program 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘software development pro-
gram’’), including by reviewing the progress made in— 
(1) managing the software development program; 
and 
(2) delivering critical software capability in ac-
cordance with current program milestones. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than March 3, 2014, the 
Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the review under subsection (a). 
Such report shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment by the independent team with 
respect to whether the software development pro-
gram— 
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(A) has been successful in meeting the key 
milestone dates occurring before the date of the 
report; and 
(B) will be successful in meeting the estab-
lished program schedule. 
(2) Any recommendations of the independent 
team with respect to improving the software develop-
ment program to ensure that, in support of the start 
of initial operational testing, the established program 
schedule is met on time. 
(3) If the independent team determines that the 
software development program will be unable to de-
liver the full complement of software within the estab-
lished program schedule, any potential alternatives 
that the independent team considers appropriate to 
deliver such software within such schedule. 
SEC. 220. EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE DISTRIB-
UTED COMMON GROUND SYSTEM. 
(a) PROJECT CODES FOR BUDGET SUBMISSIONS.—In 
the budget transmitted by the President to Congress under 
section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 
2015 and each subsequent fiscal year, each capability com-
ponent within the distributed common ground system pro-
gram shall be set forth as a separate project code within 
the program element line, and each covered official shall 
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submit supporting justification for the project code within 
the program element descriptive summary. 
(b) ANALYSIS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall 
conduct an analysis of commercial link analysis tools 
that are compliant with the intelligence community 
data standards and could be used to meet the require-
ments of the distributed common ground system pro-
gram. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The analysis required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Revalidation of the distributed common 
ground system program requirements for link 
analysis tools based on current program needs, 
recent operational experience, and the require-
ment for nonproprietary solutions that adhere to 
open-architecture principles. 
(B) Market research of current commer-
cially available link analysis tools to determine 
which tools, if any, could potentially satisfy the 
requirements described in subparagraph (A). 
(C) Analysis of the competitive acquisition 
options for any commercially available link 
analysis tools identified in subparagraph (B). 
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(3) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees the results of the analysis conducted under 
paragraph (1). 
(c) COMPETITION REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by para-
graph (3), if the Under Secretary identifies one or 
more commercial link analysis tools under subsection 
(b) (other than such tools offered by the current tech-
nology provider) that meet the requirements for the 
distributed common ground system program, includ-
ing the requirement for nonproprietary solutions that 
adhere to open-architecture principles, each covered 
official shall initiate a request for proposals for such 
link analysis tools by not later than 180 days after 
the Under Secretary makes such identification. Such 
a request for proposals shall be based on market re-
search and competitive procedures in accordance with 
applicable law and the Defense Federal Acquisition 
Regulation Supplement. 
(2) NOTIFICATION.—Each covered official shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees written 
notification of any request for proposals issued under 
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paragraph (1) by not later than 30 days after such 
request is issued. 
(3) WAIVER OF RFP TIMELINE.—If a covered of-
ficial determines that issuing a request for proposals 
by the date specified in paragraph (1) would not be 
aligned with the acquisition or developmental mile-
stones of the distributed common ground station pro-
gram, the covered official may waive the requirement 
to issue such a request for proposals by such date if 
the covered official submits to the congressional de-
fense committees a written notification of such waiver 
that includes— 
(A) the reasons for making such a waiver; 
and 
(B) identification of when in the acquisi-
tion timeline of such program that the covered 
official plans to issue the request for proposals. 
(d) COVERED OFFICIAL DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered official’’ means the following: 
(1) The Secretary of the Army, with respect to 
matters concerning the Army. 
(2) The Secretary of the Navy, with respect to 
matters concerning the Navy. 
(3) The Secretary of the Air Force, with respect 
to matters concerning the Air Force. 
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(4) The Commandant of the Marine Corps, with 
respect to matters concerning the Marine Corps. 
(5) The Commander of the United States Special 
Operations Command, with respect to matters con-
cerning the United States Special Operations Com-
mand. 
SEC. 221. REQUIREMENT TO COMPLETE INDIVIDUAL CAR-
BINE TESTING. 
The Secretary of the Army may not cancel the indi-
vidual carbine program unless the Secretary— 
(1) completes the Phase III down-select and user- 
evaluation phase of the individual carbine competi-
tors; 
(2) conducts the required comprehensive business 
case analysis of such program; and 
(3) submits to the congressional defense commit-
tees— 
(A) the results of the down-select and user 
evaluation described in paragraph (1); and 
(B) the business case analysis described in 
paragraph (2). 
SEC. 222. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUNDING LINE AND FIELD-
ING PLAN FOR NAVY LASER WEAPON SYSTEM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
each future-years defense program submitted to Congress 
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under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, that cov-
ers any of fiscal years 2018 through 2028 includes a fund-
ing line and fielding plan for a Navy laser weapon system 
with respect to such fiscal years. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE REPORT.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that the technology and maturation efforts of a Navy 
laser weapon system conducted prior to fiscal year 2016 
do not indicate that suitable technology warranting a pro-
gram of record for such system will be available by 2018, 
the Secretary may waive the requirements of subsection (a) 
if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense com-
mittees written justification of such determination, includ-
ing a description of the technical shortcomings of such sys-
tem, by not later than March 30, 2016. 
SEC. 223. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPORTANCE OF ALIGN-
ING COMMON MISSILE COMPARTMENT OF 
OHIO-CLASS REPLACEMENT PROGRAM WITH 
THE UNITED KINGDOM’S VANGUARD SUC-
CESSOR PROGRAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Polaris Sales Agreement of 1963 for-
mally arranged for the Polaris missile system to be 
purchased by the United Kingdom for its submarines. 
It was extended in 1982 to include the Trident mis-
sile system and this agreement continues to underpin 
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the independent nuclear deterrent of the United King-
dom. 
(2) April 2013 marked the 50-year anniversary 
of the agreement. 
(3) Since the inception of the agreement, the 
agreement has been a tremendous success and pro-
vided great benefits to both nations by creating major 
cost savings, stronger nuclear deterrence, and a 
stronger alliance. 
(4) The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine re-
placement of the United States and the Vanguard- 
class ballistic missile successor of the United Kingdom 
will share a common missile compartment and the 
Trident II/D5 strategic weapon system. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Navy 
should make every effort to ensure that the common missile 
compartment associated with the Ohio-class ballistic missile 
submarine replacement program stays on schedule and is 
aligned with the Vanguard-successor program of the United 
Kingdom in order for the United States to fulfill its long-
standing commitment to our ally and partner in sea-based 
strategic deterrence. 
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SEC. 224. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON COUNTER-ELECTRONICS 
HIGH POWER MICROWAVE MISSILE PROJECT. 
It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) following the successful joint technology capa-
bility demonstration that the counter-electronics high 
power microwave missile project (in this section re-
ferred to as ‘‘CHAMP’’) conducted last year, the Air 
Force should examine the results of the demonstration 
and consider the demonstration as a potential solu-
tion during any analysis of alternatives conducted in 
2014; 
(2) an analysis of alternatives is an important 
step in the long term-term development of a high 
power microwave weapon; 
(3) additionally, a near-term option may be 
available to get such capability to commanders of the 
combatant commands should the capability be re-
quired; 
(4) the Secretary of the Air Force should pursue 
both near- and long-term high power microwave 
weapon systems; 
(5) CHAMP could be developed as a cruise mis-
sile delivered weapon with target availability to com-
manders of the combatant commands by 2016; and 
(6) such development should not prohibit or di-
vert resources from an analysis of alternatives and 
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long-term development of a high power microwave 
weapon. 
Subtitle C—Missile Defense 
Programs 
SEC. 231. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR MEADS PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2014 for the Department of Defense may be obli-
gated or expended for the medium extended air defense sys-
tem. 
(b) HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY.— 
(1) NOTICE AND WAIT.—The Secretary of Defense 
may not carry out actions described in paragraph (2) 
until a period of 120 days has elapsed following the 
date on which the Secretary notifies the congressional 
defense committees of the plans of the Secretary to 
carry out such actions. 
(2) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.—Actions described in 
this paragraph are actions relating to harvesting 
technology of the medium extended air defense system. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 15, 
2014, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the op-
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103 
nance and hazardous materials and delivery of equip-
ment and spare parts needed for emergent repair. 
(6) An evaluation of the forward-deployed main-
tenance requirements of the Littoral Combat Ship 
and a schedule of pier-side maintenance timelines 
when forward-deployed, including requirements for 
multiple ships and variants. 
(7) An assessment of the total quantity of equip-
ment, spare parts, permanently forward-stationed 
personnel, and size of fly away teams required to sup-
port forward-deployed maintenance requirements for 
the U.S.S. Freedom while in Singapore, and esti-
mates for follow-on deployments of Littoral Combat 
Ships of both variants. 
(8) A detailed description of the continuity of 
operations plans for the Littoral Combat Ship Squad-
ron and of any plans to increase the number of 
Squadron personnel. 
(9) An identification of mission critical single 
point of failure equipment for which a sufficient 
number spare parts are necessary to have on hand, 
and determination of Littoral Combat Ship forward 
deployed equipment and spare parts locations and 
levels. 
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