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PUBLIC LAW 100-180—DEC. 4, 1987

(B) a period of 10 calendar days expires after the date on which that report is received. (2) Not later than February 1, 1988, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing a master plan for meeting the requirements of the Air Force for undergraduate pilot training. The master plan submitted— (A) must have been approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition; (B) shall specify the requirements with respect to equipment, costs, schedule, and acquisition strategy for meeting those requirements of the Air Force; and (C) shall address the most cost-effective means for meeting those requirements, including the feasibility of joint service programs. (3) The limitation in paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to the obligation of funds for a modification solely related to flight safety purposes, but such funds may not be obligated for such a modiflcation until the Secretary of Defense submits a certification in writing to the committees named in paragraph (2) that the modification for which the funds are to be obligated is a modification solely related to flight safety purposes. PARTC—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. 121. ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BOMBER PROGRAM (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CoST, PERFORMANCE, AND MANAGEMENT

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INITIATIVE.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, shall establish an initiative for maintaining cost discipline, contractor performance discipline, and management discipline within the Advanced Technology Bomber program. (b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF INITIATIVE.—The initiative under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) The creation of a management plan for the program under which decisions to commit to specified levels of production are linked to progress in meeting specified program milestones, including testing milestones. (2) The creation of a program for promoting greater interaction on management and performance issues between the prime contractor and major program subcontractors. (3) The establishment of a senior management review group to report directly to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition on the status of aircraft capability, program management, schedule, and cost. (4) The use of competition on an ongoing basis. (c) REPORT ON INITIATIVE.—Not later than April 1, 1988, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the initiative required by subsection (a). The report shall include a description of the measures taken to that time to implement the initiative, including actions taken with respect to each of the elements specified in subsection (b), and a description of the criteria and milestones to be used in evaluating actual program perforinance against specified program performance. <,v>

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