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 Ill STAT. 1658 PUBLIC LAW 105-85—NOV. 18, 1997 "(B) for each of the five fiscal years covered by the plan, the objectives of, and funding for the program by, each military department and each Defense Agency participating in the program. "(2) The plan shall include an assessment of the effectiveness of the program. "(3) The plan shall be updated annually and shall be included in the budget justification documents submitted in support of the budget of the Department of Defense for a fiscal year (as included in the budget of the President submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31).". 10 USC 2525 (c) DEADLINE FOR FIRST PLAN.— The Secretary of Defense shall i^ote. prepare the first five-year plan required under section 2525(e) of such title, as added by subsection (b), within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 212. REPORT ON OPERATIONAL FIELD ASSESSMENTS PROGRAM. (a) FINDING.— Congress recognizes the potential value that the Department of Defense Operational Field Assessments program, which is managed by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, provides to the commanders of the Unified Combatant Commeinds with respect to assessment of the effectiveness of nearterm operational concepts and critical operational issues in quickresponse operational tests and evaluations. (b) REPORT.— Not later than March 30, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the Operational Field Assessments program. (c) CONTENT OF REPORT. — The report shall contain the following: (1) A review of the Operational Field Assessments program which describes the goals and objectives of the program, assessments by the program conducted as of the date of the submission of the report, and the results of those assessments. (2) A description of the current management and support structure of the program within the Department of Defense, including a description of how program responsibilities are assigned within the Office of the Secretary of Defense and a description of the roles of the Joint Staff, the commanders of the Unified Combatant Commands, and the military departments. (3) An analysis of and recommendations regarding the management structure required within the Office of the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the program is responsive to the mission needs of the commsinders of the Unified Combatant Commands. (4) The funding plan for the program. (5) A description of future plans for the program and funding requirements for those plans. (6) Recommendations regarding additional statutory authority that may be required for the program. SEC. 213. JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM. (a) REPORT.— Not later than February 15, 1998, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the options for the sequence in which the variants of the joint strike fighter are to be produced and fielded. (b) CONTENT OF REPORT.— The report shall contain the following:

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