116 STAT. 2482 PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 SEC. 216. PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ARMY WITH SELF-PROPELLED FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT CA>fNON INDIRECT FIRE CAPABILITY FOR THE OBJECTIVE FORCE. Deadline. (a) PROGRAM REQUIRED. — The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program to provide the Army, not later than fiscal year 2008, with a self-propelled Future Combat Systems non-line-of- sight cannon indirect fire capability to equip the objective force. (b) REPORT.—(1) The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees, at the same time that the President submits the budget for a fiscal year referred to in paragraph (2) to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a report on the investments proposed to be made with respect to non-line-of-sight indirect fire programs for the Army. The report shall— (A) identify the amount proposed for expenditures for the Crusader artillery system program for that fiscal year in the future-years defense program that was submitted to Congress in 2002 under section 221 of title 10, United States Code; and (B) specify— (i) the manner in which the amount provided in that budget would be expended for improved non-line-of-sight indirect fire capabilities for the Army; and (ii) the extent to which expending such amount in such manner would improve such capabilities for the Army. Applicability. (2) The requirement to submit a report under paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to budgets for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. (c) OBJECTIVE FORCE DEFINED. — In this section, the term "objective force" has the meaning given such term in section 113(0(2) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-24). (d) FUNDING.— Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(1) for the Army for research, development, test, and evaluation, $368,500,000 shall be used only to develop and field a self-propelled Future Combat Systems non-line-of-sight cannon indirect fire artillery system and a resupply vehicle with respect to such system. SEC. 217. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OF MEDICAL FREE ELECTRON LASER PROGRAM. The Medical Free Electron Laser Program (PE 0602227D8Z) may not be transferred from the Department of Defense to the National Institutes of Health, or to any other department or agency of the Federal Government. SEC. 218. LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP PROGRAM. (a) AMOUNT FOR PROGRAM.—Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 201(2) for research, development, test, and evaluation. Navy, $4,000,000 may be available in program element 0603563N, relating to Ship Concept Advanced Design, for requirements development for the littoral combat ship. (b) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of the Navy may not obligate any funds for the construction of a littoral combat ship until after the Secretary submits the report required by subsection (c).
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