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 118 STAT. 1833 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM.—The program under subsection (a) shall be carried out collaboratively by the Director of Defense Research and Engineering, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of the Army, and other appropriate elements of the Department of Defense. The program shall include the following activities: (1) Activities needed for development and maturation of advanced vacuum electronics technologies needed to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense. (2) Identification of legacy and developmental Department of Defense systems which may make use of advanced vacuum electronics under the program. (c) REPORT.—Not later than January 31, 2005, the Director of Defense Research and Engineering shall submit to the congres sional defense committees a report on the implementation of the program under subsection (a). The report shall include the following: (1) Identification of the organization to have lead responsi bility for carrying out the program. (2) Assessment of the role of investing in vacuum elec tronics technologies as part of the overall strategy of the Depart ment of Defense for investing in electronics technologies to meet the requirements of the Department. (3) The management plan and schedule for the program and any agreements relating to that plan. (4) Identification of the funding required for fiscal year 2006 and for the future years defense program to carry out the program. (5) A list of program capability goals and objectives. (6) An outline of the role of basic and applied research in support of the development and maturation of advanced vacuum electronics technologies needed to meet the require ments of the Department of Defense. (7) Assessment of global capabilities in vacuum electronics technologies and the effect of those capabilities on the national security and economic competitiveness of the United States. SEC. 213. ANNUAL COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM. (a) ANNUAL GAO REVIEW.—The Comptroller General shall con duct an annual review of the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft program and shall, not later than March 15 of each year, submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the most recent review. With each such report, the Comptroller General shall submit a certification as to whether the Comptroller General has had access to sufficient information to enable the Comptroller General to make informed judgments on the matters covered by the report. (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report on the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft program under subsection (a) shall include the following with respect to system development and demonstration under the program: (1) The extent to which such system development and demonstration is meeting established goals, including the goals established for performance, cost, and schedule. (2) The plan for such system development and demonstra tion (leading to production) for the fiscal year that begins in the year in which the report is submitted.

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