103 STAT. 1392 PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 Arkansas. Reports. (C) the incumbent contractor has sustained those
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monthly dehvery rates for such components for a period of not less than three consecutive months; and (2) that the new production lines at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, for the production of chemiceds for the M687 projec- tile have been proven out and the Secretary of the Army has formally accepted the facility housing those production lines. (c) MONTHLY GAO REPORTS.—Not later than February 1, 1990, and not later than the first day of each month thereafter, the Comptrol- ler General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the previous month's production rate for the M20 plastic, M20 steel, and M21 components of the M687 projectile and on the status of the production backlog for fiscal years 1986, 1987, and 1988 for those components. The Comptroller General shall continue submitting such reports until he certifies to those committees either that the production backlog for those components has been eliminated or that production of the compo- nents has been terminated. (d) FINAL GAO CERTIFICATION. —Not later than two weeks after a certification is submitted under subsection (a), the Comptroller Gen- eral of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the Comptroller General's assess- ment of whether the monthly delivery rates referred to in subsec- tionflt>Xl)demonstrate that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the incumbent contractor will continue to deliver at those monthly rates in order to eliminate the backlog of deliveries by October 1, 1990. (e) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN LONG-LEAD MATERIALS.—The limita- tion in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the obligation of funds (not in excess of $2,000,000) for long-term lead materials to support procurement of plastics for cannister production for the M687 projectile. SEC. 172. CHEMICAL MUNITIONS EUROPEAN RETROGRADE PROGRAM (a) LIMITATIONS ON RETROGRADE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of De- fense may not obligate any funds appropriated for fiscal year 1990 for the purpose of carrying out the chemical munitions European retrograde program involving the withdrawal from Europe of chemi- cal munitions until each of the following occurs: (1) The Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a certification— (A) that an adequate United States binary chemical munitions stockpile will exist before any withdrawal of the existing stockpile from its present location in Europe is carried out; and (B) that the plan for such retrograde program is based on— (i) minimum technical risk; (ii) minimum operational risk; and (iii) maximum safety to the public. (2) The Secretary submits to those committees a revised con- cept plan for such retrograde program that includes a descrip- tion of— (A) the full budgetary effect of the retrograde program; and
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