104 STAT. 1510
PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990
SEC. 213. ADVANCED TACTICAL FIGHTER PROGRAM
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall complete
the demonstration and validation phase and the design selection
process for the Advanced Tactical Fighter for the Air Force.
(b) PROHIBITION ON FULL-SCALE DEVELOPMENT.—Funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this or any other
Act for the Air Force for fiscal year 1991, or a prior fiscal year, may
not be obligated for full-scale development activities in connection
with the Advanced Tactical Fighter of the Air Force.
SEC. 214. ARMORED GUN SYSTEM
The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe an acquisition plan for
the procurement of an armored gun system. The plan shall provide—
(1) for acquisition of an armored gun system which is a
nondevelopmental item; and
(2) for fielding of such system to the first unit during fiscal
year 1995 if there is an approved program start for such system
by the Office of the Secretary of Defense during fiscal year 1991.
SEC. 215. FLEET ELECTRONIC WARFARE SUPPORT GROUP
(a) RETIREMENT OF CURRENT AIRCRAFT.—The Secretary of the
Navy shall retire the ERA-3B aircraft currently assigned to the
Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group not later than September
30, 1993.
(b) ACQUISITION OF REPLACEMENT AIRCRAFT.—The Secretary of the
Navy shall initiate a competition to acquire a replacement aircraft
for the Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group within 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall acquire
such aircraft by direct procurement or by lease entered into under
section 328 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year
1989 (Public Law 100-456; 102 Stat. 1957).
SEC. 216. VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE TITAN IV LAUNCH FACILITY
Funds appropriated for the Air Force for fiscal year 1991 may be
obligated for an additional Titan IV launch facility only if the funds
are used to convert the existing Space Launch Complex Six facility
at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, for use as a Titan IV
launch facility.
SEC. 217. ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE RELAY SYSTEM
(a) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall
develop and carry out a plan for a system other than, and in the
place of, the currently planned MILSTAR communications satellite
system to meet requirements for an advanced communications satellite relay system. The system to be developed and carried out shall
either be a restructured MILSTAR program or an alternative
advanced communications satellite relay system and shall be developed with the objectives of—
(1) substantially reducing the cost of the program compared to
the present cost of the MILSTAR program as currently planned;
(2) increasing the utility of the program for tactical forces;
and
(3) eliminating unnecessary capabilities for protracted
nuclear warfighting missions and operations.
OJ) REPORT.— Not later than April 1, 1991, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
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