PUBLIC LAW 105-56 —OCT. 8, 1997 111 STAT. 1249 with one of the two shipbuilders which are party to the Team Agreement between Electric Boat Corporation and Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company dated February 25, 1997, that was submitted to the Congress by the Secretary of the Navy on March 31, 1997, as the prime contractor on the condition such prime contractor enter into one or more subcontracts (under such prime contract) with the other shipbuilder which is a party to such Team Agreement as contemplated in such Team Agreement, with such contract providing for construction of the first submarine in fiscal year 1998 and for the advance construction and advance procurement of material for the second, third, and fourth submarines in fiscal year 1998: Provided, That such prime contract shall provide that if such contract is terminated, the United States shall not be liable for termination costs in excess of the total amount appropriated for the New Attack Submarine Program. SEC. 8130. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, $3,000,000 is hereby appropriated for "Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide", and shall be made available only for the establishment of the "21st Century National Security Strategy Study Group" (hereafter in this section referred to as the "Study Group"): Provided, That these funds may be obligated only upon the completion of a memorandum of agreement between the Secretary of Defense (after consultation with the President), the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the Senate: Provided further. That this memorandum of agreement will set forth the scope of the Group's work, as well as its charter, composition, authorities, lifespan, and products to be generated: Provided further. That this memorandum of agreement shall be completed not later than December 15, 1997. SEC. 8131. (a) PANEL To REVIEW LONG-RANGE AIR POWER.— Establishment. (1) There is hereby established an independent panel to evaluate the adequacy of current planning for United States long-range air power and the requirement for continued low-rate production of B-2 stealth bombers. (2) The panel shall be composed of nine members appointed as follows: (A) two members shall be named by the President; President. (B) two members shall be named by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; (C) one member shall be named by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; (D) two members shall be named by the Majority Leader of the Senate; (E) one member shall be named by the Minority Leader of the Senate; and (F) one member, who will serve as chairman of the panel, President, shall be named by the President. (b) FUNCTIONS OF PANEL. —(1) Not later than March 1, 1998, Reports. the panel shall submit to the President and Congress a report containing its conclusions and recommendations concerning the appropriate B-2 bomber force and specifically stating its recommendation on whether additional funds for the B-2 should be used for continued low-rate production of the B-2 or for upgrades to improve deployability, survivability and maintainability.
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