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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1986

PUBLIC LAW 99-661—NOV. 14, 1986

100 STAT. 3833

(2) If the Secretary makes a determination under paragraph (1), the report of the Secretary under subsection (a) shall include— (A) a notice of such determination; and (B) documentation in support of such determination, including comparative cost and schedule estimates and other background material. (c) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR FY87.—The Secretary

of Defense may not obligate funds appropriated for fiscal year 1987 for the Advanced Technology Bomber in an amount greater than the amount appropriated for such program for fiscal year 1986 until the Secretary submits the report described in subsection (a). (d) REVISIONS TO ACQUISITION STRATEGY.—After the report required by subsection (a) is submitted, the Secretary of Defense may not implement a revision to the acquisition strategy described in the report until— (1) the Secretary submits to the committees named in that Reports. subsection a report describing the proposed revision; and r (2) a period of 60 days passes after the date on which the report on the revision is received by the committees. (e) FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.—(1) In determining for purposes of subsection (a) the appropriate amount for a limitation on the total program cost for the development and production of 132 Advanced Technology Bomber aircraft, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a detailed financial analysis on the projected cost of such development and production. (2) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Reports. Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report setting forth the results of the analysis required under paragraph (1), including the current estimate of the projected total cost for the development and production of 132 Advanced Technology Bomber aircraft. (3) The Secretary shall submit a copy of the report under para- Contracts. graph (2) to the Comptroller General of the United States for review. The Secretary shall make available to the Comptroller General such additional data and information as the Comptroller General requires for the purposes of such review. A report by the Comptroller General concerning data and information provided under this paragraph may, consistent with the classification of such report, be provided to Congress. Any such report shall be prepared with due regard to the sensitivity of the information received from the Secretary in such manner as will avoid disclosure of data or information which could adversely affect ongoing contract negotiations or the national security. SEC. 142. PROHIBITION ON USING FUNDS AUTHORIZED FOR THE ADV A N C E D TECHNOLOGY BOMBER AND THE ADVANCED CRUISE MISSILE PROGRAMS FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE AND LIMITATION ON THE B-IB BOMBER FLEET TO 100 AIRCRAFT

L. (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the capabilities inherent in the technologies associated with the Advanced Technology Bomber and the Advanced Cruise Missile Program are a critical national security asset for I maintaining an adequate and credible deterrent posture; (2) such technologies and programs should be developed as rapidly as feasible in order to produce and deploy advanced systems which will complicate the military planning of the Soviet Union and as a consequence enhance the deterrent posture of the United States;

oasil Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.