TESTING OF INFANTRY ANTI-TANK WEAPON

SEC. 254. TESTING OF INFANTRY ANTI-TANK WEAPON (a) Evaluation of Infantry Anti-Tank Weapon.—(1) The Secretary of the Army shall conduct a side-by-side test and evaluation of the Bofors Bill weapon system, the Milan weapon system, and the Dragon II weapon system. On the basis of the performance of those systems in those tests, the Secretary of the Army shall select the superior weapon system, giving full consideration to cost effectiveness. (2) Such test and evaluation shall be conducted, and such selection shall be made, not later than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (3) The tests and criteria used for such evaluation shall be identical to those used for tests under section 114 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100–456; 102 Stat. 1931) and the associated language on page 303 of the joint explanatory statement of managers for the bill H.R. 2461 of the 100th Congress (House Report 100–989 of the 100th Congress). (b) Funding of Tests—The tests under subsection (a) shall be funded from— (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 1988 for evaluation of the Bofors Bill system and Milan system which remain unspent; (2) funds appropriated for fiscal year 1989 for the terminated Dragon III program which remain unspent; and (3) other fiscal year 1988 or 1989 funds available to the Secretary. (c) Independent Assessments.—The Comptroller General of the United States and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense shall each conduct an assessment of the operational tests and evaluations referred to in subsection (a). The Comptroller General and the Director shall each submit a report on such assessment to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives not later than two months after the end of the tests.