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 PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 105 STAT. 1307 (A) Detection and survivability. (B) Air vehicle performance. (C) Strength and durability of the structure. (D) Offensive and defensive avionics. (E) Weapon separation testing planned (as of August 1, 1991) to take place during fiscal year 1992; and (7) that the original radar cross section operationsil performance objectives of the B-2 aircraft have been successfully demonstrated from flight testing. (d) CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH B-2 AIRCRAFT CORREC- TION-OF-DEFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS IN PUBLIC LAW 101-189. — (1) A certification by the Secretary of Defense referred to in subsection (b)(1)(B) is a certification that the Secretary of the Air Force has entered into a contract for the procurement of B-2 aircraft authorized for fiscal years 1989 and 1990 that meets the requirements of section 117(d) of Public Law 101-189 relating to correction-of- deficiencies clauses in B-2 aircraft procurement contracts. (2) The Secretary of Defense shall submit forthwith to the congres- Reports, sional defense committees the reports (relating to correction-of- deficiencies clauses in B-2 aircraft procurement contracts) required by section 117 of Public Law 101-189. (e) Low OBSERVABILITY REPORT.—A report of the Secretary of Defense referred to in subsection (b)(l)(D) is a report submitted to the congressional defense committees with respect to the B-2 aircraft program that includes the following: (1) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense of whether the B-2 aircraft will meet its low observability (including radar cross section) requirements, including requirements which were not fulfilled in a B-2 flight test in July 1991. (2) A description of any additional actions required to Eissure the B-2 aircraft will meet its low observability requirements, which were not planned for the B-2 aircraft program as of July 1991, and the costs associated with any such actions. (3) A description of the mission of the B-2 aircraft. (4) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense concerning the number of B-2 aircraft necessary for a cost-effective and operationally effective force to carry out the mission referred to in paragraph (3). SEC. 132. B-IB BOMBER AIRCRAFT PROGRAM. (a) REPORT BY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION. — (1) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall review all B-IB bomber aircraft flight test data related to the electronic countermeasures (ECM) system for that aircraft and shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the review. (2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An assessment of the realism of the threat environment against which the CORE program was tested. (B) An assessment of whether the CORE program, if implemented on the B-1 bomber fleet, would result in an operationally effective and operationally suitable program. (C) A comparison of the operational effectiveness of the B-IB bomber with the currently fielded ALQ-161A ECM system to the B-IB bomber with the CORE configuration of the ALQ- 161A ECM system.

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