PUBLIC LAW 97-252—SEPT. 8, 1982 report under this subsection or subsection (b) submitted to the Secretary concerned with respect to that program; "(B) in the case of a major defense acquisition program that is a procurement program, that the current procurement unit cost for the program has increased by more than 5 percent over the current procurement unit cost as shown in the most recent report under this subsection or subsection (b) submitted to the Secretary concerned with respect to that program; or "(C) that cost variances or schedule variances of a major contract under the program have resulted in an increase in the cost of the contract of at least 5 percent over the cost of the contract as shown in the most recent report under this subsection or subsection (b) submitted to the Secretary concerned with respect to that program; the program manager shall immediately submit to the Secretary concerned a unit cost report containing the information, determined as of the date of the report, required by subsection (b). "(d)(1) When a unit cost report is submitted to the Secretary concerned under this section with respect to a major defense acquisition program, the Secretary shall determine whether the current program acquisition unit cost for the program has increased by more than 15 percent, or by more than 25 percent, over the program acquisition unit cost for the program as shown in the baseline Selected Acquisition Report. "(2) When a unit cost report is submitted to the Secretary concerned under this section with respect to a major defense acquisition program that is a procurement program, the Secretary concerned shall, in addition to the determination under paragraph (1), determine whether the current procurement unit cost for the program has increased by more than 15 percent, or by more than 25 percent, over the procurement unit cost for the program as reflected in the baseline Selected Acquisition Report. "(3) If the Secretary concerned determines (for the first time since the beginning of the current fiscal year) that the current program acquisition unit cost has increased by more than 15 percent, or by more than 25 percent, as determined under paragraph (1) or that the current procurement unit cost has increased by more than 15 percent, or by more than 25 percent, as determined under paragraph (2)— "(A) the Secretary shall notify Congress in writing of such determination and of the increase with respect to such program within 30 days after the date on which the unit cost report that is the basis for such determination was submitted to him and shall include in such notification the date on which the determination was made; and "(B) except as provided in subsection (e), additional funds may not be obligated in connection with such program— "(i) after the end of the 30-day period beginning on the day on which the Secretary makes such determination, in the case of a percentage increase of more than 15 but less than 25 percent; or "(ii) after the end of the 60-day period beginning on the day on which the Secretary makes such determination, in the case of a percentage increase of more than 25 percent. "(e)(1) The prohibition in subsection (d)(3)(B) on the obligation of funds for a major defense acquisition program does not apply in the case of a program to which it would otherwise apply in the case of a
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Report.
Unit cost increase; notification to Congress.
Obligated funds, prohibition.
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