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 PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

117 STAT. 1417

(3) effective processes are established to resolve disputes between military departments with respect to that program. (b) PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall provide that, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary, the head of the joint program office designated under subsection (a) shall— (1) establish and control the systems engineering and the performance and design specifications for the Joint Tactical Radio System; (2) establish and control the standards for development of software and equipment for that system; and (3) establish and control the standards for operation of that system. (c) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure— (1) that there is developed and implemented a single, unified concept of operations for all users of the Joint Tactical Radio System; and (2) that the responsibility for the coordination of the operational requirements for that system is vested in the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with the participation of the Joint Tactical Radio System program office. (d) REPORT ON PLAN.—The Secretary shall submit the plan required by subsection (a) to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives not later than February 1, 2004. (e) IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall implement the plan required by subsection (a) not later than December 1, 2004.

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SEC. 214. FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS.

(a) LIMITATION.—Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under section 201(1) for development and demonstration of systems for the Future Combat Systems program, $170,000,000 may not be obligated or expended until 30 days after the Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense committees a report on such program. The report shall include the following: (1) The findings and conclusions of— (A) the review of the Future Combat Systems program carried out by the independent panel at the direction of the Secretary of Defense; and (B) the milestone B review of the Future Combat Systems program carried out by the Defense Acquisition Board. (2) For each of the three projects requested under program element 64645A, a breakdown of the costs of that project for fiscal year 2004 at a level of detail sufficient to justify the amount requested for that project in the budget submitted by the President. (b) SEPARATE PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—For fiscal years beginning with 2004, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the following matters (referred to as projects under program element 64645A in the budget justification materials submitted in support of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2004) are each planned, programmed, and budgeted for as a separate, dedicated program element: (1) The Future Combat Systems project. (2) The Networked Fires System Technology project. (3) The Objective Force Indirect Fires project.

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