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 94 STAT. 1080

PUBLIC LAW 96-342—SEPT. 8, 1980 C-X AIRCRAFT PROGRAM

study.

Report to congressional committees.

Expiration date.

SEC. 203. (a) None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this title may be obligated or expended for the full-scale engineering development or procurement of the C-X or any other new transport aircraft until the Secretary of Defense has certified in writing to the CongressC that the national security requirements of the United D States for additional military airlift capability merit initiation of the C-X aircraft program; (2) that the magnitude and nature of the military cargo and material to be airlifted to the Indian Ocean area and other areas of potential conflict are sufficiently well defined to permit identification of a deficiency in military airlift capability; (3) that the magnitude and characteristics of military cargo and material to be transported by air to such areas are sufficiently well defined to provide clear justification and design parameters for such aircraft; and (4) that plans for such aircraft are sufficiently well developed to make such full-scale engineering development both economical and technically feasible. (b) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study to determine overall United States military mobility requirements. Such study shall include an analysis of the total mix of airlift, sealift, and propositioning of war materials required for the United States to respond to military contingencies in the Indian Ocean area and other areas of potential conflict during the decade of the 1980's. The Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives not later than February 1, 1981, on the results of such study, together with such comments and recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate, including recommendations for specific programs to provide an adequate overall military transportation capacity for the United States. (c) Not more than $35,000,000 of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this title may be obligated or expended for the C-X aircraft program. Of such amount, not more than $15,000,000 may be obligated or expended before February 1, 1981, and the remainder of such amount may be obligated or expended only after the expiration of 60 days following the submission to the Congress of the report required by subsection (b). MULTI-ROLE STRATEGIC BOMBER

Status report to congressional committees.

SEC. 204. (a) The Secretary of Defense shall vigorously pursue fullscale engineering development of a strategic multi-role bomber which maximizes range, payload, and ability to perform the missions of conventional bomber, cruise missile launch platform, and nuclear weapons delivery system in both the tactical and strategic role. (b) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the Air Force under this title, $300,000,000 may be obligated or expended for fuUscsde development, following compliance with subsection (c), of a multi-role bomber aircraft to achieve an Initial Operational Capability as soon as practicable, consistent with the aircraft selected, but not later than 1987. Such aircraft shall have the capability of performing the missions of conventionaJ bomber, cruise missile launch platform, and nuclear weapons delivery system. (c) The Secretary of Defense shall submit a status report to the Committees on Anned Services of the Senate and House of Repre-

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