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 106 STAT. 2338 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 Subtitle E—Defense-Wide Programs SEC. 141. FUNDING FOR CERTAIN TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE PRO- GRAMS. (a) AUTHORIZATION. — Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 104, $56,962,000 shall be available for modernizing either EP-3 Aries aircraft or RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft. (b) LIMITATION. —None of the funds provided under subsection (a) or funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for procurement for fiscal year 1993 may be obligated for Navy EP-3 aircraft or Air Force RC-135 airdraft until the Secretary of Defense— (1) transmits to Congress the report referred to in section 901; (2) determines, in light of such report and other factors, which of those two aircri^ best meets the intelligence requirements of the Department and, therefore, is to be retained in the inventory; and (3) transmits to the congressional defense committees— (A) a notification of the determination under paragraph (2); and (B) a determination of the total requirements for the selected aircraft, taking into consideration the contribution of related systems such as the Navy ES-3 aircraft and the Air Force U-2 and C-130 Senior Scout aircraft. (c) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—(1) Upon determination of which aircraft referred to in subsection (a) best meets the intelligence requirements of the Department, and subject to the limitations in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense may transfer the amount referred to in subsection (a) to either the Navy for procurement of EP-3 modifications or to the Air Force for procurement of RC- 135 modifications, depending upon which aircraft was selected. (2) The transfer authority in paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this or any other Act. SEC. 142. MH-47E/MH-60K HEUCOPTER MODIFICATION PROGRAM& (a) REQUIRED TESTING.—Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 2366 of title 10, United States Code, and the requirements of subsection (a) of section 2399 of such title— (1) operational test and evaluation and survivability testing of the MH-60K helicopter under the MH-60K helicopter modification program shall be completed prior to full materiel release of the MH-60K helicopters for operational use; and (2) operational test and evaluation and survivability testing of the MH-47E helicopter under the MH-47E helicopter modification program shall be completed prior to full materiel release of the MH-47E helicopters for operational use. (b) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED LAW. —Section 143 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1313) is repealed. Subtitle F—Strategic Programs SEC. 151. B-2 BOMBER AIRCRAFT PROGRAM. (a) AMOUNT FOR PROGRAM. —Of the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 103 for the Air Force for fiscal

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