113 STAT. 1268 PUBLIC LAW 106-79 —OCT. 25, 1999 (7) Lease arrangements authorized by this section may not commence until: Reports. (A) The Secretary submits a report to the congressional defense committees outlining the plans for implementing the Pilot Program. The report shall describe the terms and conditions of proposed contracts and the savings in operations and support costs expected to be derived from retiring older aircraft as compared to the expected cost of leasing newer replacement aircraft. (B) A period of not less than 30 calendar days has elapsed after submitting the report. Deadline. (8) Not later than 1 year after the date on which the first aircraft is delivered under this Pilot Program, and yearly thereafter on the anniversary of the first delivery, the Secretary shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees describing the status of the Pilot Program. The Report will be based on at least 6 months of experience in operating the Pilot Program, (9) No lease of operational support aircraft may be entered into under this section after September 30, 2004. (d) The authority granted to the Secretary of the Air Force by this section is separate from and in addition to, and shall not be construed to impair or otherwise affect, the authority of the Secretary to procure treuisportation or enter into leases rnider a provision of law other than this section. (e) The authority provided under this section may be used to lease not more than a total of six aircraft for the purposes of providing operational support. SEC. 8134. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for "Operation and Maintenance, Air Force" is hereby reduced by $100,000,000 to reflect supplemental appropriations provided under Public Law 106-31 for Readiness/Munitions. SEC. 8135. Section 8106(a) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1997 (titles I through VIII of the matter under section 101(b) of Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-111; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), is amended— (1) by striking "not later than June 30, 1997,"; and (2) by striking "$1,000,000" and inserting "$500,000". SEC. 8136. None of the funds provided for the Joint Warfighting Experimentation Program may be obligated until the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reports to the congressional defense committees on the role and participation of all unified and specified commands in the Joint Warfighting Experimentation Program. SEC. 8137. In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act for the Department of Defense, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall make a grant in the amount of $5,000,000 to the American Red Cross for Armed Forces Emergency Services. SEC. 8138. The Department of the Army is directed to conduct a live fire, side-by-side operational test of the air-to-£dr Starstreak and air-to-air Stinger missiles from the AH-64D Longbow helicopter. The operational test is to be completed utilizing funds provided for in this Act in addition to funding provided for this purpose in the Fiscal Year 1999 Defense Appropriations Act (Public Law 105-262): Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of
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