Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/1438

 PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

117 STAT. 1419

(G) Opportunities for reduced manning and unmanned ships and vehicles in future naval forces. (d) STUDY RESULTS.—The results of each study under this section shall— (1) present the alternative fleet platform architectures considered, with assumptions and possible scenarios identified for each; (2) provide for presentation of minority views of study participants; and (3) for the recommended architecture, provide— (A) the numbers, kinds, and sizes of vessels, the numbers and types of associated manned and unmanned vehicles, and the basic capabilities of each of those platforms; and (B) other information needed to understand that architecture in basic form and the supporting analysis. Subtitle C—Ballistic Missile Defense SEC. 221. ENHANCED FLEXIBILITY FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS.

(a) FLEXIBILITY FOR SPECIFICATION OF PROGRAM ELEMENTS.— Subsection (a) of section 223 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting ‘‘BY PRESIDENT’’ in the subsection heading after ‘‘SPECIFIED’’; (2) by striking ‘‘program elements governing functional areas as follows:’’ and inserting ‘‘such program elements as the President may specify.’’; and (3) by striking paragraphs (1) through (6). (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Subsection (c) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘for each program element specified in subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘for a fiscal year for any program element specified for that fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a)’’. (2) Subsection (c)(3) of section 232 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1037; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note) is amended by striking ‘‘each functional area’’ and all that follows through ‘‘subsection (b),’’ and inserting ‘‘each then-current program element for ballistic missile defense systems in effect pursuant to subsection (a) or (b)’’. (c) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CHANGES IN ACQUISITION TERMINOLOGY.—(1) Section 223(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘means the development phase whose’’ and inserting ‘‘means the period in the course of an acquisition program during which the’’. (2) Subsection (d)(1) of section 232 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1037; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note) is amended by striking ‘‘, as added by subsection (b)’’. SEC. 222. FIELDING OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES.

Funds authorized to be appropriated under section 201(4) for the Missile Defense Agency may be used for the development and fielding of an initial set of ballistic missile defense capabilities.

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