100 STAT. 3341-143
PUBLIC LAW 99-591—OCT. 30, 1986
"(1) The term 'major weapons system' means a major weapons system that is acquired under a program that is a major defense ,J, I acquisition program. "(2) The term 'major defense acquisition program' means a Department of Defense acquisition program that— "(A) is not a highly sensitive classified program (as deter^ mined by the Secretary of Defense); and "(B) that is estimated by the Secretary of Defense to require an eventual total expenditure for research, developMH • ment, test, and evaluation of more than $200,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1980 constant dollars). ,{ "(3) The term 'subsystem of such system' means a collection of ^^^. components (such as the propulsion system, avionics, or weapon ' controls) for which the prime contractors, major subcontractors, or government entities have responsibility for system integraP tion.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 2364 (as added by section 234) the following new item: "2365. Competitive prototype strategy requirement: major defense acquisition programs.".
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 2365 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)(1)), shall apply to major weapons systems (as defined in subsection (c)(1) of such section) that enter the advanced development stage after September 30, 1986. SEC. 910. TESTING OF CERTAIN WEAPON SYSTEMS AND MUNITIONS. (a) SURVIVABILITY AND LETHAUTY TESTING AND OPERATIONAL TEST-
ING.—(1) Chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 2365 (as added by section 909) the following new section: "§ 2366. Major systems and munitions programs: survivability and lethality testing; operational testing "(a) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide that— r "(1) a covered system may not proceed beyond low-rate initial production until realistic survivability testing of the system is |. completed in accordance with this section; "(2) a major munition program or a missile program may not proceed beyond low-rate initial production until realistic lethality testing of the program is completed in accordance with this section; and "(3) a major defense acquisition program may not proceed V beyond low-rate initial production until initial operational test and evaluation of the program is completed in accordance with this section. "(b) TEST GUIDEUNES.—(1) Survivability and lethality tests re-
quired under subsection (a) shall be carried out sufficiently early in the development phase of the system or program to allow any design deficiency demonstrated by the testing to be corrected in the design of the system, munition, or missile before proceeding beyond lowrate initial production. "(2) In the case of a major defense acquisition program, no person employed by the contractor for the system being tested may be
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