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 Ill STAT. 1250 PUBLIC LAW 105-56 —OCT. 8, 1997 President. Certification. (2) As part of its evaluation and review, the panel shall consider, but not be limited to, the following: (A) scenarios involving no warning time and little warning time from potential adversaries; (B) the make-up of the current bomber fleet and expected attrition to that fleet over the next 15 years; (C) the potential effect of additional B-2 bombers on deterrence; (D) the potential effect of additional B-2 bombers in the "halt phase" of a conflict; (E) the potential of a biological or chemical "lock-out" of tactical United States assets by future adversaries and the effect of additional B-2 bombers toward mitigating such a tactic; (F) trade-offs between additional B-2 bombers and other programmed Department of Defense assets in meeting the scenarios described in subsections (b)(2)(A) through (b)(2)(E) above; (G) the desirability of an increased rate of purchase of precision-guided munitions for aircraft in the existing B-2 fleet; (H) the desirability of improving the low observable characteristics of the existing B-2 fleet; and (I) the affordability of additional B-2 bombers in the context of projected levels of future defense funding. (c) PANEL ADMINISTRATION.— (1) The members of the panel shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the panel, (2) Upon the request of the chairman of the panel, the Secretary of Defense may detail to the panel, on a nonreimbursable basis, personnel of the Department of Defense to assist the panel in carrying out its duties. The Secretary of Defense shall furnish to the panel such administrative and support services as may be requested by the chairman of the panel and shall ensure that all appropriate actions are taken to preserve the options of the President until the panel submits its report under subsection (b)( 1). (d) FUNDING. —The Secretary of Defense shall, upon the request of the panel, make available to the panel such amounts as the panel may require to carry out its duties under this section. (e) TERMINATION OF THE PANEL.— The panel shall terminate 30 days after the date on which it submits its report under subsection (b)(1). SEC. 8132. None of the funds in this Act may be made available for the deplojmient of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after June 30, 1998, unless the President, after consultation with the bipartisan leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives, transmits to the Congress not later than May 15, 1998 a certification that the continued presence of United States Armed Forces is required in order to meet the national security interests of the United States: Provided, That such certification shall specify the following aspects of any deploy- ment beyond June 30, 1998— (1) the reasons why such deployment is in the national interest;

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