V-22 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM

SEC. 152. V-22 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM (a) Funding.— Of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for aircraft procurement for the Navy for fiscal year 1991, $165,000,000 shall be available for the V-22 aircraft program. (b) Limitation.— Funds described in subsection (a) and the amount of $200,000,000 appropriated for the Navy for fiscal year 1989 for procurement of aircraft that remains available for obligation for the V-22 program may be used only for advance procurement of production representative V-22 aircraft, support equipment, and related activities, as required to conduct the operational tests approved by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) pursuant to section 138 of title 10, United States Code. (c) Status as Major Defense Acquisition Program.— The V-22 aircraft program shall be considered to be a major defense acquisition program within the meaning of section 2430 of title 10, United States Code, and shall be managed and reported accordingly.