110 STAT. 214 PUBLIC LAW 104-106—FEB. 10, 1996 SEC. 142. PROCUREMENT OF B-2 BOMBERS. Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 103 for the B-2 bomber procurement program, not more than $279,921,000 may be obligated or expended before March 31, 1996. SEC. 143. MC-130H AIRCRAFT PROGRAM. The limitation on the obligation of funds for payment of an award fee and the procurement of contractor-furnished equipment for the MC-130H Combat Talon aircraft set forth in section 161(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1388) shall cease to apply upon determination by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (and submission of a certification of that determination to the congressional defense committees) that, based on the operational test and evaluation and the analysis conducted on that aircraft to the date of that determination, such aircraft is operationally effective and meets the needs of its intended users. Subtitle E—Chemical Demilitarization Programi SEC. 151. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO PROCEED EXPEDITIOUSLY WITH DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CRYOFRACTURE FACILITY AT TOOELE ARMY DEPOT, UTAH. Subsection (a) of section 173 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1393) is repealed. 50 USC 1521 SEC. 152. DESTRUCTION OF EXISTING STOCKPILE OF LETHAL CHEMI- note CAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary of Defense shall proceed with the program for destruction of the chemical munitions stockpile of the Department of Defense while maintaining the maximum protection of the environment, the general public, and the personnel involved in the actual destruction of the munitions. In carrying out such program, the Secretary shall use technologies and procedures that will minimize the risk to the public at each site. (b) INITIATION OF DEMILITARIZATION OPERATIONS. —The Secretary of Defense may not initiate destruction of the chemical munitions stockpile stored at a site until the following support measures are in place: (1) Support measures that are required by Department of Defense and Army chemical surety and security program regulations. (2) Support measures that are required by the general and site chemical munitions demilitarization plans specific to that installation. (3) Support measures that are required by the permits required by the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) and the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) for \ chemical munitions demilitarization operations at that installa- ^ tion, as approved by the appropriate State regulatory agencies. (c) ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVES. —(1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of the current chemical demilitarization program and of measures that could be taken to reduce
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