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 PUBLIC LAW 109–163—JAN. 6, 2006

119 STAT. 3173

at least one phase of operational testing on production representative test vehicles before the initiation of aircraft production. That acquisition strategy shall be developed by the Secretary working the with the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense. (b) REPORT.—Not later than March 15, 2006, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth in detail the acquisition strategy referred to in subsection (a). The report shall, at a minimum, include the following: (1) A list of the critical technologies required for the production and operation of Increment Two aircraft for the VXX executive helicopter program. (2) A schedule that accepts no more than moderate risk in either cost or schedule for the demonstration and test of each critical technology listed pursuant to paragraph (1). (3) A description of the event-based decision points and associated decision criteria that will occur before the initiation of production of Increment two aircraft. (4) A description of a proposed operational evaluation using production representative test vehicles to occur before the initiation of production of Increment Two aircraft. (5) An evaluation of the acquisition strategy for Increment Two aircraft detailed in the report provided by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense. SEC. 221. REPORT ON TESTING OF INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION 6.

(a) ADDITIONAL PLAN ELEMENT.—Subsection (b) of section 331 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 118 Stat. 1850) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ‘‘(5) A certification by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that the conversion of Department of Defense networks to Internet Protocol version 6 will provide equivalent or better performance and capabilities than that which would be provided by any other combination of available technologies or protocols.’’. (b) OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF TEST AND EVALUATION PLAN.—Such section is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): ‘‘(d) OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF TEST AND EVALUATION PLAN.—The Secretary of Defense shall designate the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense as the official responsible within the Department of Defense for oversight and direction of the test and evaluation plan under this section and for approval of the master test and evaluation plan under this section.’’. (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Subsection (e) of such section (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(e) REPORTS.— ‘‘(1) Not later than June 30, 2006, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report

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