Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 2.djvu/354

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105 STAT. 1306 PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 (b) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— The transfer authority m subsection (a) is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this or any other Act. PART D—AIR FORCE PROGRAMS SEC. 131. B-2 BOMBER AIRCRAFT PROGRAM. (a) AMOUNT FOR PROGRAM.— Subject to subsection (b), of the amount appropriated pursuant to section 103(1)(A) for the Air Force for fiscal year 1992 for procurement of aircraft, not more than $2,800,000,000 may be obligated for procurement, including advance procurement, for the B-2 bomber aircraft program. (b) LIMITATIONS ON NEW PRODUCTION AIRCRAFT. —Of the amount referred to in subsection (a), $1,000,000,000 may be obligated for the procurement of not more than one new production B-2 bomber aircraft. None of such funds may be obligated for procurement of such a new production aircraft unless and until— (1) the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees— (A) the certification with respect to the performance and procurement limit that is described in subsection (c); (B) the certification with respect to compliance with aircraft ^correction-of-deficiency requirements in Public Law 101-189 that is described in subsection (d)(D; (C) the reports referred to in subsection (d)(2); and (D) the report referred to in subsection (e); and (2) subsequent to the submission of the certification and reports referred to in paragraph (1), there is enacted an Act authorizing the obligation of such funds for the procurement of not more than one new production B-2 bomber aircraft. (c) CERTIFICATION OF PERFORMANCE AND PROCUREMENT LIMIT.— A certification by the Secretary of Defense referred to in subsection (b)(l)(A) is a certification— (1) that the performance milestones (including initial flight testing) for the B-2 aircraft for fiscal year 1991 (as contained in the B-2 full performance matrix program established under section 121 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-180) and section 232 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-456)) have been met and that any proposed waiver or modification to the B-2 performance matrix will be provided in writing in advance to the congressional defense committees; (2) that no major aerodynamic or flight worthiness problems have been identified during the B-2 aircraft testing conducted before October 1, 1991; (3) that the capability to update the navigation system using the Coherent Map Mode of the B-2 radar has been successfully demonstrated; (4) that the basic capabilities of X-band and KU-band transponders have been successfully demonstrated; (5) that the baseline analysis of the radar cross-section signature data for Air Vehicle 1 (AV-1) has been completed; (6) that the test program for the B-2 aircraft has demonstrated sufficiently the following critical performance characteristics from flight testing to provide a high degree of confidence in mission accomplishment: