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PUBLIC LAW 101-189—NOV. 29, 1989 103 STAT. 1385 (1) identify the total funding requirements for the Block II program; (2) assess the proposed modifications under the program in

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terms of the results of the live-fire testing; (3) describe operational implications of the weight increase for the M-1 tank under the proposed modifications; (4) identify decisions in the program that have an effect on the next generation tank; and (5) evaluate the overall cost effectiveness of the Block II modification program. SEC. 142. RESTRICTION ON FISCAL YEAR 1989 FUNDS FOR REFUELERS/ TANKERS Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Army for fiscal year 1989, not more than $29,000,000 may be avail- able for purposes of procuring and installing 480 tanker/refueler kits on pallets for use by heavy trucks configured with the palletized loading system. SEC. 143. ARMY RECOVERY VEHICLE PROGRAM (a) TESTING. —The Secretary of the Army— (1) shall complete the technical and operational testing of the Army Improved Recovery Vehicle; and (2) shall study all potential modifications to the existing chassis for the M-88 vehicle to perform the mission for the Improved Recovery Vehicle. (b) CONDITIONS ON PRODUCTION DECISION. — The Secretary of the Army may not make a decision to enter into production during fiscal year 1990 or 1991 for a recovery vehicle for the Army untU each of the following occurs: (1) Operational testing of the vehicle to be produced is com- pleted. (2) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation certifies to the Secretary of the Army that the vehicle meets perform- ance requirements of the Army. (3) The Secretary of the Army completes— (A) an analysis of the cost-effectiveness of the vehicle that supports the proposed production decision; and (B) an analysis of the cost-effectiveness of a service life extension program for the existing recovery vehicle. SEC. 144. REPEAL OF PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENT AND LIMITATION OF FUNDS FOR THE HEAVY EXPANDED MOBILITY TACTICAL TRUCK Section 129 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-180; 101 Stat. 1045) is repealed. SEC. 145. LIMITATION ON MODIFICATIONS OF CERTAIN SPECIAL OPER- ATIONS FORCES AIRCRAFT (a) LiBrOTATiON.— Funds appropriated for fiscal year 1990 for procurement of aircraft for the Army may not be obligated or expended for modifications for MH-60K and MH-47 helicopters until the Secretary of the Army certifies in writing to the congres- sional defense committees that the cost of any modification, correc- tion of deficiencies, or retrofit that is required for such aircraft to