Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 3.djvu/547

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PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2341 (c) MATTERS TO BE COVERED BY ASSESSMENT.—AS part of the assessment under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall determine the following: (1) The capability of the Department of Defense to design an operationally representative test that would use threat assets that are currently fielded by the Department and that would include— (A) cued defenses and uncued defenses; (B) individual air defense systems as well as multiple air defenses; and (C) siirvivability and operational effectiveness with and without external assets for suppression or disruption of simulated enemy air defenses. (2) The required quantitative measurements that are adequate to permit extrapolation of test data developed through the operationally representative test to untested scenarios with reasonable confidence levels. (3) The capability of the Department to design tests to permit the evaluation of the effect that use of advanced conventional mimitions currently under development would have on the survivability and effectiveness of the aircraft. (d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— (1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the plan for evaluating heavy bombers required by subsection (a)(l). The plan shall include an evaluation of the usefulness of such testing in determining the contribution of heavy bombers (other than the B-2 bomber) in conventional scenarios. (2) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense conmuttees a report, in imclassified and classified forms, on the results of the assessment conducted pursuant to subsection (b). The report shall— (A) identify deficiencies in the numbers, performance, capability, and fidelity of air defense threats and threat simulators available for operational testing; and (B) include an ansdysis of the cost and lead-times necessary for obtaining, for testing purposes, a representation of current and likely future air defenses that is adequate for evaluating proposed modifications to B-IB and B-52H bomber aircraft. (3) Within 60 days after the date of the submission of the plan under paragraph (1) and the report under paragraph (2), the Comptroller General of the United States shall review the report (including the recommendations in the report) and the plan and shall provide the congressional defense committees his views on the report and the plan. Subtitle G—Chemical Demilitarization Program SEC. 171. CHANGE IN CHEMICAL WEAPONS STOCKPILE ELIMINATION DEADLINE. Section 1412(b)(5) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521(b)(5)), is amended by striking out "July 31, 1999^ and inserting in lieu thereof "December 31, 2004**. SEC. 172. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CITIZENS ADVISORY 50 USC 1521 COMMISSIONS. note. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— (1) The Secretary of the Army shall establish a citizens' commission for each State in whicn tibere is a