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H.R.5408
Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2001 (Introduced in the House)
SEC. 128. HELICOPTER SUPPORT OF FFG-7 FRIGATES DURING FISCAL YEAR 2001.
During fiscal year 2001, the Secretary of the Navy shall operate one
squadron of six SH -2G helicopters to provide organic
helicopter assets for operational support of missions that are to be carried
out by FFG-7 Flight I and Flight II frigates during that fiscal year.
SEC. 129. V-22 COCKPIT AIRCRAFT VOICE AND FLIGHT DATA RECORDERS.
The Secretary of Defense shall require that all V-22 Osprey aircraft be
equipped with a state-of-the-art cockpit voice recorder and a state-of-the-art
flight data recorder each of which meets, at a minimum, the standards for such
devices recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Subtitle D--Air Force Programs
SEC. 131. ANNUAL REPORT ON B-2 BOMBER.
(a) IN GENERAL- (1) Chapter 136 of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
`Sec. 2282. B-2 bomber: annual report
`Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the B-2 bomber
aircraft. Each such report shall include the following:
`(1) Identification of the average full-mission capable rate of B-2
aircraft for the preceding fiscal year and the Secretary's overall
assessment of the implications of that full-mission capable rate on mission
accomplishment for the B-2 aircraft, together with the Secretary's
determination as to whether that rate is adequate for the accomplishment of
each of the missions assigned to the B-2 aircraft as of the date of the
assessment.
`(2) An assessment of the technical capabilities of the B-2 aircraft and
whether these capabilities are adequate to accomplish each of the missions
assigned to that aircraft as of the date of the assessment.
`(3) Identification of all ongoing and planned development of
technologies to enhance the capabilities of that aircraft.
`(4) Identification and assessment of additional technologies that would
make that aircraft more capable or survivable against known and evolving
threats.
`(5) A fiscally phased program for each technology identified in
paragraphs (3) and (4) for the budget year and the future-years
defense program, based on the following three funding situations:
`(A) The President's current budget .
`(B) The President's current budget and the current Department
of Defense unfunded priority list.
`(C) The maximum executable funding for the B-2 aircraft given the
requirement to maintain enough operationally ready aircraft to accomplish
missions assigned to the B-2 aircraft.'.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by
adding at the end the following new item:
`2282. B-2 bomber: annual report.'.
(b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED REPORTING REQUIREMENT- Section 112 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law
101-189) is repealed.
SEC. 132. REPORT ON MODERNIZATION OF AIR NATIONAL GUARD F-16A UNITS.
The Secretary of the Air Force shall, not later than February 1, 2001,
submit to Congress a plan to modernize and upgrade the combat capabilities of
those Air National Guard units that, as of the date of the enactment of this
Act, are assigned F-16A aircraft so that those units can be deployed as part
of Air Expeditionary Forces.
Subtitle E--Joint Programs
SEC. 141. STUDY OF FINAL ASSEMBLY AND CHECKOUT ALTERNATIVES FOR THE JOINT
STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED- Not later than 180 days after the date of the award
of a contract for engineering and manufacturing development for the Joint
Strike Fighter aircraft program, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
Congress a report providing the results of a study of final assembly and
checkout alternatives for that aircraft.
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED- The report under subsection (a) shall include
the following:
(1) Examination of alternative final assembly and checkout strategies
for the program, including--
(A) final assembly and checkout of all aircraft under the program at
one location;
(B) final assembly and checkout at dual locations; and
(C) final assembly and checkout at multiple locations.
(2) Identification of each Government and industry facility that is a
potential location for such final assembly and checkout.
(3) Identification of the anticipated costs of final assembly and
checkout at each facility identified pursuant to paragraph (2), based upon a
reasonable profile for the annual procurement of that aircraft once it
enters production.
(4) A comparison of the anticipated costs of carrying out such final
assembly and checkout at each such location.
(c) COST COMPARISON- In identifying costs under subsection (b)(3) and
carrying out the cost comparisons required by subsection (b)(4), the Secretary
shall include consideration of each of the following factors:
(2) State and local incentives.
(3) Skilled resident workforce.
(4) Supplier and technical support bases.
(5) Available stealth production facilities.
(6) Environmental standards.
Subtitle F--Chemical Demilitarization
SEC. 151. PUEBLO CHEMICAL DEPOT CHEMICAL AGENT AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION
TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) LIMITATION- In determining the technologies to be used for the
destruction of the stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions at Pueblo
Chemical Depot, Colorado, whether under the assessment required by section
141(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public
Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 537; 50 U.S.C. 1521 note), the Assembled Chemical
Weapons Assessment, or any other assessment, the Secretary of Defense may
consider only the following technologies:
(2) Any technologies demonstrated under the Assembled Chemical Weapons
Assessment on or before May 1, 2000.
(b) ASSEMBLED CHEMICAL WEAPONS ASSESSMENT DEFINED- As used in subsection
(a), the term `Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment' means the pilot program
carried out under section 8065 of the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 1997 (as contained in section 101(b) of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat.
3009-101; 50 U.S.C. 1521 note).
SEC. 152. REPORT ON ASSESSMENT OF NEED FOR FEDERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FOR
COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION ACTIVITIES.
(a) REPORT REQUIRED- Not later than April 1, 2001, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and of
the House of Representatives a report on the impact of the Department of
Defense chemical agents and munitions destruction program on the communities
in the vicinity of the chemical weapons stockpile storage sites and associated
chemical agent demilitarization activities at the following facilities:
(1) Anniston Chemical Activity, Alabama.
(2) Blue Grass Chemical Activity, Kentucky.
(3) Deseret Chemical Depot, Utah.
(4) Edgewood Chemical Activity, Maryland.
(5) Newport Chemical Activity, Indiana.
(6) Pine Bluff Chemical Activity, Arkansas.
(7) Pueblo Chemical Activity, Colorado.
(8) Umatilla Chemical Depot, Oregon.
(b) RECOMMENDATION- The Secretary shall include in the report a
recommendation regarding whether Federal economic assistance for any or all of
those communities to assist in meeting the impact of that program is needed
and appropriate. If the Secretary's recommendation is that such economic
assistance is needed and appropriate for any or all of such communities, the
Secretary shall include in the report criteria for determining the amount of
such economic assistance.
(c) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED IN ASSESSING IMPACT- In assessing the impact
of the program referred to in subsection (a) for purposes of preparing the
report required by that subsection and the recommendation required by
subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider the following:
(1) The impact that any change in population as a result of chemical
agent demilitarization activities would have on the community.
(2) The possible temporary nature of such a change in population and the
long-range financial impact of such a change in population on the permanent
residents of the community.
(3) The initial capitalization required for the services, facilities, or
infrastructure to support any increase in population.
(4) The operating costs for sustaining or upgrading the services,
facilities, or infrastructure to support any increase in population.
(5) The costs incurred by local government entities for improvements to
emergency evacuation routes required by the chemical demilitarization
activities.
(6) Such other factors as the Secretary considers appropriate.
SEC. 153. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISPOSAL OF NON-STOCKPILE CHEMICAL WARFARE
MATERIAL AT ANNISTON CHEMICAL STOCKPILE DISPOSAL FACILITY.
No funds authorized to be made available under this or any other Act may
be used to facilitate the disposal using the chemical stockpile disposal
facility at Anniston, Alabama, of any non-stockpile chemical warfare material
that is not stored (as of the date of the enactment of this Act) at the
Anniston Army Depot.
TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for basic and applied research.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations
Sec. 211. Management of Space-Based Infrared System--Low.
Sec. 212. Joint Strike Fighter program.
Sec. 213. Fiscal year 2002 joint field experiment.
Sec. 214. Nuclear aircraft carrier design and production modeling.
Sec. 215. DD-21 class destroyer program.
Sec. 216. Limitation on Russian American Observation Satellites
program.
Sec. 217. Joint biological defense program.
Sec. 218. Report on biological warfare defense vaccine research and
development programs.
Sec. 219. Cost limitations applicable to F-22 aircraft program.
Sec. 220. Unmanned advanced capability combat aircraft and ground combat
vehicles.
Sec. 221. Global Hawk high altitude endurance unmanned aerial
vehicle.
Sec. 222. Army space control technology development.
Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense
Sec. 231. Funding for fiscal year 2001.
Sec. 232. Reports on ballistic missile threat posed by North
Korea.
Sec. 233. Plan to modify ballistic missile defense architecture.
Sec. 234. Management of Airborne Laser program.
Subtitle D--High Energy Laser Programs
Sec. 242. Implementation of High Energy Laser Master Plan.
Sec. 243. Designation of senior official for high energy laser
programs.
Sec. 244. Site for Joint Technology Office.
Sec. 245. High energy laser infrastructure improvements.
Sec. 246. Cooperative programs and activities.
Sec. 247. Technology plan.
Sec. 250. Review of Defense-wide directed energy programs.
Subtitle E--Other Matters
Sec. 251. Reports on mobile offshore base concept and potential use for
certain purposes of technologies associated with that concept.
Sec. 252. Air Force science and technology planning.
Sec. 253. Enhancement of authorities regarding education partnerships
for purposes of encouraging scientific study.
Sec. 254. Recognition of those individuals instrumental to naval
research efforts during the period from before World War II through the end
of the Cold War.
Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2001 for
the use of the Department of Defense for research, development, test, and
evaluation as follows:
(1) For the Army, $5,568,482,000.
(2) For the Navy, $8,715,335,000.
(3) For the Air Force, $13,779,144,000.
(4) For Defense-wide activities, $10,873,712,000, of which $192,060,000
is authorized for the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH.
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2001- Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by
section 201, $4,557,188,000 shall be available for basic research and applied
research projects.
(b) BASIC RESEARCH AND APPLIED RESEARCH DEFINED- For purposes of this
section, the term `basic research and applied research' means work funded in
program elements for defense research and development under Department of
Defense category 6.1 or 6.2.
Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and
Limitations
SEC. 211. MANAGEMENT OF SPACE-BASED INFRARED SYSTEM--LOW.
Not later than October 1, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall direct that
the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization shall have
authority for program management for the ballistic missile defense program
known on the date of the enactment of this Act as the Space-Based Infrared
System--Low.
SEC. 212. JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM.
(a) REPORT- Not later than December 15, 2000, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the Joint
Strike Fighter aircraft program describing the criteria for exit of the
program from the demonstration and validation phase, and entry of the program
into the engineering and manufacturing development phase, of the acquisition
process.
(b) CERTIFICATION- The Joint Strike Fighter program may not be approved
for entry into the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the
acquisition process until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the
congressional defense committees that--
(1) the exit criteria established in the report submitted under
subsection (a) have been accomplished;
(2) the technological maturity of key technologies for the program is
sufficient to warrant entry of the program into the engineering and
manufacturing development phase; and
(3) the short take-off, vertical-landing aircraft variant selected for
engineering and manufacturing development has successfully flown at least 20
hours.
(c) TRANSFERS WITHIN THE JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER NAVY AND AIR FORCE ACCOUNTS-
(1) The Secretary of Defense may, subject to established congressional
notification and reprogramming procedures, transfer within the Joint Strike
Fighter program the following amounts:
(A) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for PE 64800N, up to
$100,000,000 to PE 63800N.
(B) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for PE 64800F, up to
$100,000,000 to PE 63800F.
(2) The transfer authority authorized in paragraph (1) is in addition to
the transfer authority provided in section 1001.
SEC. 213. FISCAL YEAR 2002 JOINT FIELD EXPERIMENT.
(a) REQUIREMENTS- The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a joint field
experiment in fiscal year 2002. The Secretary shall ensure that the planning
for the joint field experiment is carried out in fiscal year 2001.
(b) PURPOSE- The purpose of the joint field experiment is to explore
critical war fighting challenges at the operational level of war that will
confront United States joint military forces after 2010.
(c) PARTICIPATING FORCES- (1) The joint field experiment shall involve
elements of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, and shall include
special operations forces.
(2) The forces designated to participate in the joint field experiment
shall exemplify the concepts for organization, equipment, and doctrine that
are conceived for the forces after 2010 under Joint Vision 2010 and Joint
Vision 2020 (issued by the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and the current vision
statements of the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations,
the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force,
including the following concepts:
(A) Army medium weight brigades.
(B) Navy Forward-From-The-Sea.
(C) Air Force expeditionary aerospace forces.
(d) REPORT- Not later than March 1, 2001, the Secretary shall submit to
the congressional defense committees a report on the concept plan for the
joint field experiment required under subsection (a). The report shall include
the following:
(1) The objectives of the experiment.
(2) The forces participating in the experiment.
(3) The schedule and location of the experiment.
(4) For each joint command, defense agency, and service component
participating in the experiment, an identification of--
(A) the funding required for the experiment by that command, agency,
or component; and
(B) any shortfall in the budget request for the Department
of Defense for fiscal year 2002 for that funding for that command, agency,
or component.
SEC. 214. NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIER DESIGN AND PRODUCTION MODELING.
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED- The Secretary of the Navy shall conduct an
assessment of the cost-effectiveness of--
(1) converting design data for the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier from
non-electronic to electronic form; and
(2) developing an electronic, three-dimensional design product model for
the CVNX class aircraft carrier.
(b) CONDUCT OF THE ASSESSMENT- The Secretary of the Navy shall carry out
the assessment in a manner that ensures the participation of the nuclear
aircraft carrier shipbuilding industry.
(c) REPORT- The Secretary of the Navy shall submit a report to the
congressional defense committees on the assessment. The report shall include
the results of the assessment and plans and funding requirements for
developing the model specified in subsection (a)(2). The report shall be
submitted with the submission of the budget request for the Department of
Defense for fiscal year 2002.
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