REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE MX MISSILE TEST PLANS

SEC. 135. REPORT ON ALTERNATIVE MX MISSILE TEST PLANS (a) Report.— The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on alternative MX missile test plans. The report shall be submitted, in both classified and unclassified forms, by August 1, 1991. (b) Content of Report.— The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following matters: 104 STAT. 1502 (1) A description of the guidelines established by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for assessing the reliability of the MX missile during Phase II Operational Testing. (2) A description of the currently planned Phase II Operational Test program for the MX missile. (3) A complete assessment of the extent to which the guidelines described in paragraph (1) will be met under the MX missile Phase II Operational Test program described in paragraph (2). (4) A complete assessment of the extent to which the guidelines described in paragraph (1) could be met under the MX missile Phase II Operational Test program if the total number of MX missiles procured were reduced from the planned 173 missiles to (A) 126 missiles, and (B) 150 missiles. (5) A description and net assessment of any other significant effects of reducing the number of MX test missiles as described in paragraph (4), including (A) an estimate of the associated cost savings, and (B) a description of the effect on existing contractual obligations and how the associated costs could be minimized (6) A full description of how information from sources other than missile flight testing, including inspection of missile silos, aging and surveillance programs, production quality control, experience with previously deployed missile systems, and simulation, is factored into the assessment of missile reliability.