; and (B) an assessment of the performance of the Office against those metrics. (2) An overview of the research, development, test, and evaluation efforts initiated or completed by the Office. (3) An overview of the efforts of the Office to expedite qualification processes for energetic materials. (4) An overview of efforts of the Office to coordinate with other organizations involved in energetic materials activities across the Department of Defense and other departments and agencies of the Federal Government. 242. Consideration of lethality in the analysis of alternatives for munitions (a) Analysis of alternatives review The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that lethality is considered in any analysis of alternatives conducted prior to issuing a capability development document for purposes of procuring any new munition or modifying an existing munition. (b) Consideration of energetic materials In assessing the lethality of a munition for purposes of the analysis of alternatives described under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall include the margin of effectiveness, increased system capacities, and cost implications afforded by the potential use of novel or alternative energetic materials in the munition to achieve increased explosive effects. (c) Energetic materials defined In this section, the term energetic materials means critical chemicals that— (1) release large amounts of energy in a short amount of time