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 120 STAT. 2134

PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006

SEC. 232. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR GLOBAL RESEARCH WATCH PROGRAM.

Section 2365(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2011’’. SEC. 233. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TECHNOLOGY SHARING OF JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER TECHNOLOGY.

It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should share technology with regard to the Joint Strike Fighter between the United States Government and the Government of the United Kingdom consistent with the national security interests of both nations. SEC. 234. REPORT ON VEHICLE-BASED ACTIVE PROTECTION SYSTEMS FOR CERTAIN BATTLEFIELD THREATS. Contracts.

(a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall enter into a contract with an appropriate entity independent of the United States Government to conduct an assessment of various foreign and domestic technological approaches to vehicle-based active protection systems for defense against both chemical energy and kinetic energy top-attack and direct fire threats, including anti-tank missiles and rocket propelled grenades, mortars, and other similar battlefield threats. (b) REPORT.— (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—The contract required by subsection (a) shall require the entity entering into such contract to submit to the Secretary of Defense, and to the congressional defense committees, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report on the assessment required by that subsection. (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall include— (A) a detailed comparative analysis and assessment of the technical approaches covered by the assessment under subsection (a), including the feasibility, military utility, cost, and potential short-term and long-term development and deployment schedule of such approaches; and (B) any other elements specified by the Secretary in the contract under subsection (a).

TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding. Sec. 302. Working capital funds. Sec. 303. Other Department of Defense programs. Subtitle B—Environmental Provisions Sec. 311. Revision of requirement for unexploded ordnance program manager. Sec. 312. Funding of cooperative agreements under environmental restoration program. Sec. 313. Response plan for remediation of unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, and munitions constituents. Sec. 314. Research on effects of ocean disposal of munitions.

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