Sec. 217. LONG-RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON REQUIREMENT; PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NONCOMPETITIVE PROCEDURES FOR OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON CONTRACTS OF THE NAVY

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## SEC. 217 LONG-RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON REQUIREMENT; PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NONCOMPETITIVE PROCEDURES FOR OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE WEAPON CONTRACTS OF THE NAVY ###

(a)Long-range Standoff Weapon The Secretary of the Air Force shall develop a follow-on air-launched cruise missile to the AGM–86 that— ####

(1)achieves initial operating capability for nuclear missions prior to the retirement of the nuclear-armed AGM–86; and ####

(2)is capable of internal carriage and employment for nuclear missions on the next-generation long-range strike bomber. ###

(b)Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare Weapon Contracts of the Navy ####

(1)Prohibition Except as provided by paragraph (2), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2014 for the offensive anti-surface warfare weapon may be used to enter into or modify a contract using procedures other than competitive procedures (as defined in section 2302(2) of title 10, United States Code). ####

(2)Exemption; waiver #####

(A)Exempted activities The prohibition in paragraph

(1)shall not apply to funds specified in such paragraph that are made available for the development, testing, and fielding of aircraft-launched offensive anti-surface warfare weapons capabilities. #####

(B)National security waiver authority The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition in paragraph

(1)if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States.