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 93 STAT. 804

PUBLIC LAW 96-107—NOV. 9, 1979 REPORT ON B-52 AIRCRAFT MODIFICATION PROGRAM

Report to Congress.

SEC. 102. Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 101 for procurement of aircraft for the Air Force, $431,900,000 is authorized for the procurement of avionics and cruise missile integration for the B-52 aircraft modification program subject to the condition that the Secretary of Defense provide to the Congress at the earliest possible date, and not later than November 30, 1979, a report on— (1) all uncertainties in the effectiveness of the B-52 aircraft as a cruise missile carrier over the next decade, including any degradation of defense penetration capabilities of the B-52 aircraft which could result from possible air defense advances by the Soviet Union; and (2) the requirement for maintaining the defense penetration capability of the B-52 aircraft and the options available during the next decade to maintain such capability. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CONTRIBUTION TO AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM (AWACS) FOR NATO

SEC. 103. There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1980 the sum of $243,100,000 to be available only for contribution by the United States of its share of the cost for such fiscal year of the acquisition by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of the Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS). CERTAIN AUTHORITY PROVIDED SECRETARY OF DEFENSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATO AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM (AWACS) PROGRAM

Waivers.

SEC. 104. (a) During fiscal year 1980, the Secretary of Defense, in carrying out the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding Between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ministers of Defence on the NATO E-3A Cooperative Programme, signed by the Secretary of Defense on December 6, 1978, may— (1) waive reimbursement for the cost of the following functions performed by personnel other than personnel employed in the United States Air Force Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) program office: (A) auditing; (B) quality assurance; (C) codification; (D) inspection; (E) contract administration; <(F) acceptance testing; (G) certification services; and (H) planning, programming, and management services; (2) waive any surcharge for administrative services otherwise chargeable; and (3) in connection with the NATO E-3A Cooperative Programme for fiscal year 1980, assume contingent liability for— (A) program losses resulting from the gross negligence of any contracting officer of the United States; (B) identifiable taxes, customs duties, and other charges levied within the United States on the program; and (C) the United States share of the unfunded termination liability.

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