PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 547 shall establish a program baseline for the integrated flight experiment referred to in subsection (a)(1). (c) STRUCTURE OF INTEGRATED FLIGHT EXPERIMENT PROGRAM BASELINE.— The program baseline established under subsection (b) shall be structured to— (1) demonstrate at the earliest date consistent with the requirements of this section the fundamental end-to-end capability to acquire, track, and destroy a boosting ballistic missile with a lethal laser from space; and (2) establish a balance between the use of mature technology and more advanced technology so that the integrated flight experiment, while providing significant information that can be used in planning and implementing follow-on phases of the space-based laser program, will be launched as soon as practicable. (d) FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR INTEGRATED FLIGHT EXPERIMENT,— Amounts shall be available for the integrated flight experiment as follows: (1) From amounts available pursuant to section 201(3), $73,840,000. (2) From amounts available pursuant to section 201(4), $75,000,000. (e) LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR INTEGRATED FLIGHT EXPERIMENT.—No funds made available in subsection (d) for the integrated flight experiment may be obligated until the Secretary of the Air Force— (1) develops a specific spending plan for such amounts; and (2) provides such plan to the congressional defense committees. (f) OBJECTIVE SYSTEM DESIGN.— TO support the development of an objective system design for a space-based laser system suited to the operational and technological environment that will exist when such a system can be deployed, the Secretary of Defense shall establish an analysis and technology effort that complements the integrated flight experiment. That effort shall include the following: (1) Research and development on advanced technologies that will not be demonstrated on the integrated flight experiment but may be necessary for an objective system. (2) Architecture studies to assess alternative constellation and system performance characteristics. (3) Planning for the development of a space-based laser prototype that— (A) uses the lessons learned from the integrated flight experiment; and (B) is supported by the ongoing research and development under paragraph (1), the architecture studies under paragraph (2), and other relevant advanced technology research and development. (g) FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR OBJECTIVE SYSTEM DESIGN DURING FISCAL YEAR 2000. — During fiscal year 2000, the Secretary of the Air Force may use amounts made available for the integrated flight experiment under subsection (d) for the purpose of supporting the effort specified in subsection (f) if the Secretary of the Air Force first—
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