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 PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 103 STAT. 1483 September 29, 1988, and ending on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, as if the amendments had become effective on September 29, 1988. (e) TRANSITION.—(1) In the case of a person who qualified as a lo USC 1072 dependent under section 645(c) of the Department of Defense note. Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 98 Stat. 2549), on September 28, 1988, the Secretary of Defense shall make a conver- sion health policy available for purchase by the person during the remaining period the person is considered to be a dependent under that section (or within a reasonable time after that period as prescribed by the Secretary of Defense). (2) Purchase of a conversion health policy under paragraph (1) by a person shall entitle the person to health care for preexisting conditions in the same manner and to the same extent as provided by section 1086a(b) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (b)), until the end of the one-year period beginning on the later of— (A) the date the person is no longer qualified as a dex>endent under section 645(c) of the Department of Defense Authoriza- tion Act, 1985; and (B) the date of the purchase of the policy. (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term "conversion health policy" hais the meaning given that term in section 1086a(c) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (b)). TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED MATTERS PART A—PROCEDURES FOR MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS SEC. 801. ASSESSMENT OF RISK IN CONCURRENT DEVELOPMENT OF 10 USC 2399 MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYSTEMS note. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PoiJCY.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish guidelines for— (1) determining the degree of concurrency that is appropriate for the development of major defense acquisition systems; and (2) assessing the degree of risk associated with various degrees of concurrency. (b) REPORT ON GUIDEIINES.—The Secretary shall submit to (Con- gress a report that describes the guidelines established under subsection (a) and the method used for assessing risk associated with concurrency. (c) REPORT ON CONCURRENCY IN MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.— (1) The Secretary shall also submit to Congress a report outlining the risk associated with concurrency for each major defense acquisi- tion program that is in either fuU-scale development or low-rate initial production as of January 1, 1990. (2) The report shall include consideration of the following matters with respect to each such program: (A) The degree of confidence in the enemy threat assessment for establishkig the system's requirements. (B) The type of contract involved. (C) The degree of stability in program funding. (D) The level of maturity of technology involved in the system.

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