PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 110 STAT. 2457 B-52 aircraft; and air-to-surface and surface-to-surface weapons systems. (B) Joint Strike Fighter derivative aircraft; remanufactured AV-8 aircraft; F-18C/D, F -18E/F, F -14, F -16, F- 15, F-117, and F-22 aircraft; and air-to-surface and surface-to-surface weapons systems. (3) Cost and operational effectiveness of the alternative force mixes analyzed under paragraph (2), including sensitivity analyses related to system performance, costs, threats, and force employment scenarios. (4) Required operational capability dates of systems not yet in production for the force mixes analyzed under paragraph (2). (5) Affordability, commonality, and roles and missions considerations related to the alternative force mixes analyzed under paragraph (2). (c) COST REVIEW OF FORCE STRUCTURE ANALYSIS.— The Sec- Reports, retary of Defense shall direct the Cost Analysis Improvement Group in the Office of the Secretary of Defense to review cost estimates made under the analysis conducted under subsection (b) and submit to the Secretary a report on the results of the review. The report may include comments and additional cost sensitivity analyses. (d) BRIEFING AND REPORT.—(1) Not later than November 15, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall make available to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan and assumptions for the analysis to be conducted under subsection (b). (2) Not later than May 15, 1997, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing a copy of the analysis conducted under subsection (b) • and of the cost review conducted under subsection (c), together with the views of the Secretary on such analysis and cost review. SEC. 221. UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES. (a) PROCUREMENT FUNDING REQUEST. — The funding request for procurement for unmanned aerial vehicles for any fiscal year shall be set forth under the funding requests for the military departments in the budget of the Department of Defense. (b) TRANSFER OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. —Program manage- Effective date. ment for the Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, and programmed funding for such vehicle for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 (as set forth in the future-years defense program), shall be transferred to the Department of the Air Force, effective October 1, 1996, or the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is later. (c) PROHIBITION ON PROVIDING OPERATING CAPABILITY FROM NAVAL VESSELS. —No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be obligated for purposes of providing the capability of the Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to operate from naval vessels. SEC. 222. HIGH ALTITUDE ENDURANCE UNMANNED AERIAL RECON- NAISSANCE SYSTEM. Any concepts for an improved Tier III Minus (High Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Reconnaissance) system, developed using funds authorized to be appropriated under this title, that would increase the unit flyaway cost for such system to an amount greater than the unit flyaway cost established in either of the original contracts for such system, may not be carried out under
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