Sec. 235. CRITERIA FOR PROGRESSION OF AIRBORNE LASER PROGRAM

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## SEC. 235 CRITERIA FOR PROGRESSION OF AIRBORNE LASER PROGRAM ###

(a)Modification of PDRR Aircraft No modification of the PDRR aircraft may commence until the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to Congress that the commencement of such modification is justified on the basis of existing test data and analyses involving the following activities: ####

(1)The North Oscura Peak test program. ####

(2)Scintillometry data collection and analysis. ####

(3)The lethality/vulnerability program. ####

(4)The countermeasures test and analysis effort. ####

(5)Reduction and analysis of atmospheric data for fiscal years 1997 and 1998. ###

(b)Acquisition of EMD Aircraft and Flight Test of PDRR Aircraft In carrying out the Airborne Laser program, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Authority-to-Proceed-2 decision is not made until the Secretary of Defense— ####

(1)ensures that the Secretary of the Air Force has developed an appropriate plan for resolving the technical challenges identified in the Airborne Laser Program Assessment; ####

(2)approves that plan; and ####

(3)submits that plan to the congressional defense committees. ###

(c)Entry Into EMD Phase The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Milestone II decision is not made until— ####

(1)the PDRR aircraft undergoes a robust series of flight tests that validates the technical maturity of the Airborne Laser program and provides sufficient information regarding the performance of the Airborne Laser system; and ####

(2)sufficient technical information is available to determine whether adequate progress is being made in the ongoing effort to address the operational issues identified in the Airborne Laser Program Assessment. ###

(d)Modification of EMD Aircraft The Secretary of the Air Force may not commence any modification of the EMD aircraft until the Milestone II decision is made. ###

(e)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)The term “**PDRR aircraft**” means the aircraft relating to the program definition and risk reduction phase of the Airborne Laser program. ####

(2)The term “**EMD aircraft**” means the aircraft relating to the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Airborne Laser program. ####

(3)The term “**Authority-to-Proceed-2 decision**” means the decision allowing acquisition of the EMD aircraft and flight testing of the PDRR aircraft. ####

(4)The term “**Milestone II decision**” means the decision allowing the entry of the Airborne Laser program into the engineering and manufacturing development phase. ####

(5)The term “**Airborne Laser Program Assessment**” means the report titled “Assessment of Technical and Operational Aspects of the Airborne Laser Program”, submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense on March 9, 1999. * * * * * * *