In carrying out the acquisition and procurement of vessels and aircraft, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Commandant, shall consider the life-cycle cost estimates of vessels and aircraft, as applicable, during the design and evaluation processes to the maximum extent practicable.
Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7212(a)139 Stat. 1694 (Added , , .)