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 PUBLIC LAW 99-145—NOV. 8, 1985

99 STAT. 599

system by the contractor required under section 2403 of title 10, United States Code, or any predecessor provision. 98 Stat. 2601. (3) A guarantee under this subsection shall apply to contracts for fiscal years after fiscal year 1985. SEC. 122. BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLE (a) REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS ON TESTING.—The

Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives two reports with respect to the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The reports shall describe the results of the first and second phases, respectively, of the live-fire survivability testing program being carried out with respect to such vehicle. The reports shall be submitted in both classified and unclassified versions. (b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF TESTING PROGRAM.—In phase 1 of the testing program referred to in subsection (a), at least 10 live-fire tests using antiarmor weapons of the Soviet Union shall be conducted against such vehicle in its current configuration. In phase 2 of the testing program, similar tests shall be conducted against such vehicle in a configuration with enhanced survivability features. (c) CONTENT OF REPORTS.—The reports required by this section shall include the following: (1) A complete analysis of the results of the testing program referred to in subsection (a), including an accounting of all of the test shots which were fired at the test vehicle, the distances from which the shots were fired, and the effects of such shots. (2) A description and justification for the measures of merit and the pass/fail criterion used in the testing program. (3) A justification for exempting from the testing program any overmatch or undermatch weapon which would likely be encountered in combat conditions. (4) Potential problems that were revealed by the tests and a proposed design modification for remedying such problems. (5) The estimated unit cost of each proposed survivability modification and the overall program cost for the modifications. (6) A comparison of the estimated unit cost of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle in both the configuration used in phase 1 of the testing program and the configuration in phase 2 of the testing program. (d) DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF REPORTS.—The reports required by this section shall be submitted as follows: (1) The report regarding the results of phase 1 of the testing program shall be submitted by December 1, 1985. (2) The report regarding the results of phase 2 of the testing program shall be submitted by June 1, 1986. SEC. 123. CONDITIONS ON PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN COMBAT VEHICLES (a) TESTING REQUIREMENTS.—(1) Chapter 139 of title 10, United

States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "§2362. Testing requirements: wheeled or tracked armored ve- lo use 2362. hides "(a) The Secretary of Defense shall provide that a contract for Contract. procurement by the Department of Defense under a major vehicle program may not be entered into unless the testing carried out

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