ICBM MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.

SEC. 222. ICBM MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. (a) Funding.—Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 201 for fiscal year 1992, not more than $566,444,000 shall be available for the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) modernization program, of which— (1) not more than $548,838,000 shall be available for the small ICBM (SICBM) program; and (2) none shall be available for the rail garrison MX (RGMX) program. (b) Limitation.—(1) The funds described in subsection (a)(1) may not be obligated until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that a sufficient amount of such funds will be obligated to conduct a viable program of research and development of mobile basing options for the SICBM program consistent with the sense of Congress set forth in section 231(b)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 104 Stat. 1516). (2) Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary makes a certification under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing— (A) the revised research and development program for SICBM mobile basing options; 105 STAT. 1321 (B) the amount of the funds that the Secretary intends to obligate in each of fiscal years 1992 through 1997 for such program; and (C) the earliest date on which a SICBM mobile basing option will be available in the event that conditions warrant a rebasing of the missile from existing Minuteman ICBM silos. (c) Report.—Not later than March 1, 1992, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the cost and practicality of extending the service life of existing Minuteman III ICBMs beyond the year 2010. (d) Availability of Unobligated Fiscal Year 1991 Funds.—(1) Of the balance of the amount appropriated for the Air Force for fiscal year 1991 for research, development, test, and evaluation for ICBM modernization that remains available for obligation, $17,500,000 may, to the extent provided in appropriations Acts, be used during fiscal year 1992 for obligation for the procurement of MX missiles. (2) The authority provided in paragraph (1) does not extend the period of the availability for obligation of the funds referred to in that paragraph. (3) The authority provided in paragraph (1) is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this or any other Act.