PUBLIC LAW 96-107—NOV. 9, 1979
93 STAT. 805
(b) Authority under this section to enter into contracts shall be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts. TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
SEC. 201. Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1980 for the use of the Armed Forces of the United States for research, development, test, and evaluation, as authorized by law, in amounts as follows: For the Army, $2,866,461,000, of which $3,000,000 is authorized only for the performance and completion of a feasibility demonstration of launching Heliborne Missiles (HELLFIRE) from UH-60 helicopters. For the Navy (including the Marine Corps), $4,542,992,000, of which (1) $60,000,000 is authorized only for the continued research, development, test, and evaluation of the 3,000-ton prototype Surface Effect Ship (SES), and (2) $30,000,000 is authorized only for joint Navy/Air Force full-scale engineering development of the Air-to-Ground Standoff Missile system which is to be available for production on or before December 31, 1984. For the Air Force, $4,994,046,000, of which (1) $670,000,000 is authorized only for the concurrent full-scale engineering development of the missile basing mode known as the Multiple Protective Structure (MPS) system and the MX missile, as provided in section 202 of the Department of Defense Supplemental Appropriation Authorization Act, 1979 (Public Law 96-29), and (2) $30,000,000 is authorized only for the research, development, test, and evaluation required for competitive hardware demonstration of the Strategic Weapons Launcher and a derivative of a military aircraft or a commercial aircraft, in order to establish not later than September 30, 1981, the utility of these aircraft as cruise missile carriers. For the Defense Agencies, $1,110,618,000, of which $42,500,000 is authorized for the activities of the Director of Test and Evaluation, Defense.
Heliborne Missiles.
Surface Effect Ship. Air-to-Ground Standoff Missile system.
Multiple Portective Structure system. MX missile. Strategic Weapons Launcher. Ante, p. 79.
REPORT ON NEW BASING MODE FOR INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES
SEC. 202. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress in writing, not later than March 1, 1980, a report evaluating in detail the ability of the basing mode for land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles known as the Multiple Protective Structure (MPS) system to survive foreseeable attempts by the Soviet Union to neutralize such system.
Report to Congress.
RESTRICTION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
SEC. 203. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the development of the Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) communication system may be obligated or expended for the development of such system unless the President certifies to the Congress in writing that the use of funds for such purpose is in the national interest, that a site has been selected for the deployment of such
Presidential certification to Congress.
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