PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996
110 STAT. 2705
activities described in subsection (e)(5), including any nonlethal,
individual, or small-team landmine clearing equipment or supplies that are to be transferred or otherwise furnished to a
foreign country in furtherance of the provision of assistance
under this section.
"(3) The cost of equipment, services, and supplies provided
in any fiscal year under paragraph (2)(B) may not exceed
$5,000,000.".
(b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER LAWS.—Section 401(b) of such
title is amended—
(1) by inserting "(1)" after "(b)"; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
"(2) Any authority provided under any other provision of law
to provide assistance that is described in subsection (e)(5) to a
foreign country shall be carried out in accordance with, and subject
to, the limitations prescribed in this section. Any such provision
may be construed as superseding a provision of this section only
if, and to the extent that, such provision specifically refers to
this section and specifically identifies the provision of this section
that is to be considered superseded or otherwise inapplicable under
such provision.".
SEC. 1305. REPORT ON MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF PEOPLE'S
REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
(a) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a report,
in both classified and unclassified form, on the future pattern
of military modernization of the People's Republic of China. The
report shall address both the probable course of military-technological development in the People's Liberation Army and the
development of Chinese military strategy and operational concepts.
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED. —The report shall include analy-
ses and forecasts of the following:
(1) Trends that would lead the People's Republic of China
toward advanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
capabilities, either through a development program or by gaining access to commercial or third-party systems with militarily
significant capabilities.
(2) Efforts by the People's Republic of China to develop
highly accurate and low-observable ballistic and cruise missiles,
and the investments in infrastructure that would allow for
production of such weapons in militarily significant quantities,
particularly in numbers sufficient to conduct attacks capable
of overwhelming projected defense capabilities in the region.
(3) Development by the People's Republic of China of
enhanced command and control networks, particularly those
capable of battle management that would include long-range
precision strikes.
(4) Programs of the People's Republic of China involving
unmanned aerial vehicles, particularly those with extended
ranges or loitering times.
(5) Exploitation by the People's Republic of China of the
Global Positioning System or other similar systems, including
commercial land surveillance satellites, for significant military
purposes, including particularly for increasing the accuracy
of weapons or the situational awareness of operating forces.
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