110 STAT. 2458 PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 the original contracts, but must instead be carried out under another contract that is awarded using competitive procedures. SEC. 223. CYCLONE CLASS PATROL CRAFT SELF-DEFENSE. (a) STUDY REQUIRED. —The Secretary of Defense shall perform a study of the operational requirements for vessel self-defense for the Cyclone class patrol craft and a comparative evaluation of the potential means for meeting the operational requirements for self-defense of the craft. The study shall consider the range of operational scenarios in which the craft is expected to be employed. (b) SYSTEMS To BE EVALUATED.—The study under subsection (a) shall consider those self-defense systems that could be employed aboard the Cyclone class patrol craft, including the Barak ship self-defense missile system. (c) REPORT. — Not later than March 31, 1997, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study under subsection (a). SEC. 224. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR DELIVERY OF ENHANCED FIBER OPTIC GUIDED MISSILE (EFOG-M) SYSTEM. Section 272(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 239) is amended by striking out "September 30, 1998," and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1999,". SEC. 225. HYDRA-70 ROCKET PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. (a) FUNDING AUTHORIZATION. — Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 201(1) for the Army for Other Missile Product Improvement Programs, $9,000,000 is authorized as specified in subsection (b) for completion of the Hydra-70 product improvement program authorized for fiscal year 1996. (b) AUTHORIZED ACTIONS. — Funding is authorized to be appropriated for the following: (1) Procurement for test and flight qualification of at least one nondevelopmental item 2.75 -inch composite rocket motor propellant type, along with other nondevelopmental item candidate motors that use composite propellant as the propulsion component. (2) Platform integration, including additional quantities of the motor chosen for operational certification on the Apache attack helicopter. (c) DEFINITION.— In this section, the term "nondevelopmental item" has the meaning provided in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403). SEC. 226. FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. (a) CENTERS COVERED. —Funds authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1997 under section 201 may be obligated to procure work from a federally funded research and development center (in this section referred to as an "FFRDC") only in the case of a center named in the report required by subsection (b) and, in the case of such a center, only in an amount not in excess of the amount of the proposed funding level set forth for that center in such report. (b) REPORT ON ALLOCATIONS FOR CENTERS.—(1) Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
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