Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 107 Part 2.djvu/652

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107 STAT. 1602 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 (A) the United States and the government of Israel have entered into an agreement governing the conduct and funding of research and development projects for the purpose stated in paragraph (1); (B) each project in which the United States will join under that agreement (i) will have a benefit for the United States, and (ii) has not been barred by other congressional direction; (C) the Arrow missile has successfully completed a flight test in which it intercepted a target missile under realistic test conditions; and (D) the government of Israel is continuing, in accordance with its previous public commitments, to adhere to export controls pursuant to the Guidelines and Annex of the Missile Technology Control Regime. (e) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EXPEDITING TEST PROGRAM.— It is the sense of Congress that, in order to expedite the test program for the Arrow missile, the United States should seek to initiate with the government of Israel discussions on the agreement referred to in subsection (d)(2)(A) without waiting for the condition specified in subsection (d)(2)(C) to be met first. SEC. 239. REPORT ON ARROW TACTICAL ANTI-MISSILE PROGRAM. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 1994, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the Arrow Tactical Anti-Missile program. The Secretary shall design the report to provide those committees with the information they need in order to perform their oversight function. The Secretary shall obtain the information for the report from actual program data to which the United States Government has access, to the extent possible, or, if necessary, from the best estimates available to the United States Government. (b) CONTENT OF REPORT. —The report shall include (at a minimum) the following: (1) The development and procurement schedules for the program. (2) The estimated annual and total cost of the program. (3) The estimated total cost to the United States of involvement in the program, including funding provided throiigh foreign military sales financing under the Arms Export Control Act. (4) A detailed description of the contract types and cost estimating data for the program. (5) An assessment of the performance of the Arrow interceptor and the Arrow system. (6) An evaluation of the development and production risks under the program. (7) Alternatives to the Arrow interceptor and Arrow system for meeting the tactical ballistic missile defense needs of Israel, including providing Israel with an existing or planned United States weapon system. (8) For each such alternative— (A) an assessment of the cost effectiveness of underteking the alternative; (B) the technology transfer implications; and (C) the weapon proliferation implications. (c) FORM OF REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit the report in classified and unclassified versions.