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 106 STAT. 2472 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 (E) Transferring Army shipping and lighterage to the Navy. (3) In the consideration of the actions referred to in paragraph (2), the Chairman should evaluate the logistics, training, and operational implications of each action. (4) If the Chairman recommends that the Marine Corps be equipped with the armor, heavy artillery, other weapons, and sustainability necessary for engaging in mid-intensity and highintensity combat independent of the other services, the Chairman should determine, as part of the examination under this paragraph, the following: (A) What additional procurement requirements and costs are necessary to equip the Marine Corps to meet the demands of mid-intensity and high-intensity combat. (B) The adequacy of current propositioning programs, mine warfare capability, naval fire support, and night fighting capability to meet the demands of mid-intensity and highintensity combat. (d) ROLES AND MISSIONS AUTHORITY OF CHAIRMAN. —The Chairman should consider the findings and sense of Congress set forth in subsections (a) and (b), and the matters set forth in subsection (c), including the options for streamlining the roles and missions of the Army and the Marine Corps, in the performance of the Chairman's responsibilities under section 153(b) of title 10, United States Code. SEC. 904. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENT OPER- ATIONAL SUPPORT AIRLIFT STUDY. (a) LIMITATION. —O f the funds authorized to be appropriated by section 106, not more than $90,000,000 may be obligated to procure operational support airlift aircraft. None of those funds may be obligated until 60 days after the date on which the study required by subsection (b) is transmitted to the congressional defense committees. (b) STUDY REQUIRED. —The Secretary of Defense shall undertake a study of operational support airlin; aircraft and administrative transport airlift aircraft operated by the National Guard and the reserve components. (c) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.— The study required by subsection (b) shall include the following: (1) An inventory of all operational support airlift aircraft and administrative transport airlift aircrsift that are operated by the reserve components. (2) The peacetime utilization rate of such aircraft. (3) The wartime mission of such aircraft. (4) The need for such aircraft for the future base force. (5) The current age, projected service life, and programmed retirement date for such aircraft. (6) A list of aircraft programmed in the fiscal year 1994 future-years defense program to be purchased for the reserve components or to be transferred from the active components to the reserve components. (7) The funds programmed in the fiscal year 1994 futureyears defense program for procurement of replacement operational support and administrative transport airlift aircraft, and the acquisition strategy proposed for each type of replacement aircraft so programmed.

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