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 102 STAT. 2056

PUBLIC LAW 100-456—SEPT. 29, 1988

(b) MATTERS TO B E INCLUDED.—The report shall include information regarding the following: (1) Instances in which the Secretary has encouraged United States shipyards to construct combatant vessels for nations friendly to the United States. (2) Steps taken by the Secretary to ensure that no effort has been made by any element of the Department of the Navy to inhibit, delay, or halt the provision of any United States naval system which has been approved for export to an allied nation. (3) Instances in which the Secretary has encouraged United States firms to participate in construction programs outside of the United States in shipyards of allied nations. (4) Future plans of the Secretary for complying with the requirements of each of subsections (a)(1) through (a)(3) of that section. (c) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 1229. REPORT ON SMALL PATROL BOATS OF NAVY (a) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding the capability of the Navy to carry out missions requiring the use of small patrol boats. The Secretary shall include in the report— (1) a cQscussion of the contingencies that would require the use of small patrol boats rather than larger warships; (2) an evaluation of the existing capability of the Navy to carry out missions requiring the use of small patrol boats; (3) a discussion of any plans the Navy has for eliminating the Navy's shortage of such boats; and (4) such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate to strengthen the capabilities of the Navy to carry out effectively missions that would require the use of such boats. Oa) SMALL PATROL BOAT DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, a small patrol boat is a patrol boat that is less than 150 feet in length. (c) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. PART D—MISCELLANEOUS SEC. 1231. REPORT ON SUSCEPTIBILITY OF DEFENSE COMPUTER ASSETS TO COMPUTER VIRUSES

The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the susceptibility of vital Department of Defense computer systems to so-called computer viruses and shall describe the steps which have been taken and are planned to be taken to protect the Department of Defense computer systems and records against computer viruses. Such report shall be submitted not later than March 1, 1989, in classified and unclassified form. District of Columbia.

SEC. 1232. REASSESSMENT OF SOVIET ELECTRONIC ESPIONAGE CAPABILITY FROM MOUNT ALTO EMBASSY SITE

(a) FINDING.—The Congress finds that the report submitted by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 1122 of the National

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