113 STAT. 536 PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 (4) An assessment of the optimal commencement date for the development and deplo3anent of replacement capability for the current land-based and sea-based missile forces. (5) The Secretary's plan for maintaining D-5 missiles and Trident submarines under the START II Treaty and a proposed START III treaty, and whether requirements for those missiles and submarines would be reduced under such treaties. Subtitle D—Air Force Programs Deadline. SEC. 131. F-22 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM. (a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BEFORE LRIP. —The Secretary of the Air Force may not award a contract for low-rate initial production under the F-22 aircraft program until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees the Secretary's certification of each of the following: (1) That the test plan in the engineering and manufacturing development phase for that program is adequate for determining the operational effectiveness and suitability of the F- 22 aircraft. (2) That the engineering and manufacturing development phase, and the production phase, for that program can each be executed within the limitation on total cost applicable to that program under subsection (a) or (b), respectively, of section 217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat. 1660). (b) LACK OF CERTIFICATION.—I f the Secretary of Defense is unable to submit either or both of the certifications under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report which includes— (1) the reasons the certification or certifications could not be made; (2) a revised acquisition plan approved by the Secretary of Defense if the Secretary desires to proceed with low-rate initial production; and (3) a revised cost estimate for the remainder of the engineering and manufacturing development phase and for the production phase of the F-22 program if the Secretary desires to proceed with low-rate initial production. SEC. 132. REPLACEMENT OPTIONS FOR CONVENTIONAL AIR- LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE. (a) REPORT. — The Secretary of the Air Force shall determine the requirements being met by the conventional air-launched cruise missile (CALCM) as of the date of the enactment of this Act and, not later than January 15, 2000, shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the replacement options for that missile. (b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—In the report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the options for continuing to meet the requirements determined by the Secretary under subsection (a) as the inventory of the conventional air-launched cruise missile is depleted. Options considered shall include the following: (1) Resumption of production of the conventional airlaunched cruise missile.
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