### Question
What does development cost mean?


### Answer
**Development cost** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 16613*:

> the total of all costs, including construction of facilities and civil servant costs, from the period beginning with the approval to proceed to implementation through the achievement of operational readiness, without regard to funding source or management control, for the life of the program

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 16613*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 150-NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE PROGRAMS, 2005 > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND REPORTS**

