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 112 STAT. 1958 PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 (2) Any recommended legislation regarding chemical warfare defense. (3) The plan for the research program. SEC. 248. LANDMINE ALTERNATIVES. (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. —(1) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in section 201, not more than $19,200,000 shall be available for activities relating to the identification, adaptation, modification, research, and development of existing and new technologies and concepts that— (A) would provide a combat capability that is equivalent to the combat capability provided by non-self destructing antipersonnel landmines; (B) would provide a combat capability that is equivalent to the combat capability provided by anti-personnel submunitions used in mixed anti-tank mine systems; or (C) would provide a combat capability that is equivalent to the combat capability provided by current mixed mine systems. (2) Of the amount available under paragraph (1)— (A) not more than $17,200,000 shall be made available for activities referred to in subparagraph (A) of that paragraph for the current efforts of the Army referred to as the Non- Self Destruct Alternative; and (B) not more than $2,000,000 shall be made available for activities referred to in subparagraphs (B) or (C) of that paragraph that relate to anti-personnel submunitions used in mixed mine systems or an alternative for mixed munitions. (b) FUNDING FOR RESEARCH INTO ALTERNATIVES TO ANTI- PERSONNEL SUBMUNITIONS USED IN MDCED MINE SYSTEMS OR AN ALTERNATIVE FOR MIXED MUNITIONS. — The Secretary shall include with the materials submitted to Congress with the budget for fiscal year 2000 under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, an explanation of any funds requested to support a search for existing and new technologies and concepts that could provide a combat capability equivalent to the combat capability provided by anti-personnel submunitions used in mixed mine systems or an alternative to mixed munitions. Contracts. (c) STUDIES. —The Secretary of Defense shall enter into two contracts, each with an appropriate scientific organization— (1) to carry out a study on existing and new technologies and concepts referred to in subsection (a); and (2) to submit to the Secretary a report on the study, including any recommendations considered appropriate by the scientific organization. (d) REPORT.— Not later than April 1 of 2000 and 2001, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the progress made in identifying technologies and concepts referred to in subsection (a). At the same time the report is submitted, the Secretary shall transmit to such committees copies of the reports (and recommendations, if any) received by the Secretary from the scientific organizations that carried out the studies referred to in subsection (c).

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