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PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

(4) Advanced projectiles and other munitions for electromagnetic gun systems. (5) Hypervelocity terminal effects. (d) TRANSITION OF TECHNOLOGIES.—The Secretary of Defense shall encourage the transition of technologies developed under the program under subsection (a) into appropriate acquisition programs of the military departments. (e) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2004, the Director of Defense Research and Engineering, in collaboration with the other officials who entered into the memorandum of agreement under subsection (b), shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the implementation of the program under subsection (a). The report shall include the following: (1) A description of the memorandum of agreement entered into under subsection (b). (2) The plan and schedule required by subsection (b)(2). (3) A description of the goals and objectives of the program. (4) Identification of funding required for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 and for the future-years defense program to carry out the program. (5) A description of a plan for industry participation in the program. SEC. 212. LEADERSHIP AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TEST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CENTER.

(a) AUTHORITY TO SELECT CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE AS DIRECTOR.— Subsection (b)(1) of section 196 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘on active duty. The Director’’ and inserting ‘‘on active duty or from among senior civilian officers and employees of the Department of Defense. A commissioned officer serving as the Director’’; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘A civilian officer or employee serving as the Director, while so serving, has a pay level equivalent in grade to lieutenant general.’’. (b) EXPANSION OF DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.—(1) Subsection (c)(1)(B) of such section is amended by inserting after ‘‘Department of Defense’’ the following: ‘‘, other than budgets and expenditures for activities described in section 139(i) of this title’’. (2) Subsection (e)(1) of such section is amended— (A) by striking ‘‘, the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation,’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘, Director’s, or head’s’’ and inserting ‘‘or Defense Agency head’s’’. SEC. 213. DEVELOPMENT OF THE JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM.

(a) PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan for implementation of management of the development program for the Joint Tactical Radio System under a single joint program office. As part of such plan, the Secretary shall designate an office for such purpose. The Secretary shall include in the plan measures to ensure that— (1) the Joint Tactical Radio Program has a program management structure that provides strong and effective joint management; (2) the head of the joint program office has sufficient control and authority to properly execute that development program; and

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