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 107 STAT. 1594 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 (A) in the section heading, by striking out "STRATEGIC DEFENSE iNrnATiYE" and inserting in lieu thereof''BALLIS- TIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM"; (B) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking out "Strategic Defense Initiative" and inserting in lieu thereof "Ballistic Missile Defense program"; and (ii) by striking out paragraphs (2) and (3) and ' f redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2); and (C) in subsection (b), by striking out "Strategic Defense Initiative" and inserting in lieu thereof "Ballistic Missile Defense program". (6) Section 236 is amended— (A) in the section heading, by striking out "SDl" and inserting in lieu thereof "BMD"; (B) by striking out subsections (b) and (c); and (C) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b) and in paragraph (1) of that subsection by striking out "within the" and all that follows in that paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof "within the Limited Defense System program element. ". (7) Section 238 is amended by striking out "As deployment" and all that follows through "deployment date," and inserting in lieu thereof "Once development testing of components for a Limited Defense System has begun,". SEC. 233. PATRIOT ADVANCED CAPABILnY-3 THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM. (a) COMPETITION FOR MISSILE SELECTION. —The Secretary of Defense shall continue the strategy being carried out by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization as of October 1, 1993, for selection of the best technology (in terms of cost, schedule, risk, and performance) to meet the missile requirements for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) theater missile defense system. That strategy, consisting of flight testing, ground testing, simulations, and other analyses of the weapon systems referred to in subsection (d), shall be continued until the Secretary determines that the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization has adequate information upon which to base a decision as to which missile will be selected to proceed into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development stage. (b) IMPLICATIONS OF DELAY. —If there is a delay (based upon the schedule in effect in October 1993) in the selection described in subsection (a) of the missile for the Patriot Advanced Capability- 3 system, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that demonstration and validation of both competing systems can continue as needed to support an informed decision for such selection. (c) FUNDING FOR CERTAIN BALLISTIC MISSILE RDT&E.—If a decision is not made before February 28, 1994, to proceed into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development stage under a weapon system program referred to in subsection (d), the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 201 that are available for engineering and manufacturing development for such a program shall be available for research, development, test, and evaluation of the Patriot PAC-3 Missile program.

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