TEMPERATURE SPECIFICATION FOR AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE FLIGHT DATA TRANSMITTER; REVIEW OF TESTING METHODOLOGIES.

SEC. 136. TEMPERATURE SPECIFICATION FOR AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE FLIGHT DATA TRANSMITTER; REVIEW OF TESTING METHODOLOGIES. (a) Plan.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and begin implementing a plan to correct the failure by the contractor to deliver flight data transmitters for the air-launched cruise missile that comply with the applicable cold temperature specifications requiring the data transmitters to operate after prolonged exposure to temperatures as low as minus 65 degrees Fahrenheit. (b) Review of Testing Methodologies.—Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of the testing methodologies used to ascertain compliance with cold temperature specifications required under defense contracts, including the specification requiring flight data transmitters for the air-launched cruise missile to operate after prolonged exposure to temperatures as low as minus 65 degrees Fahrenheit. The review shall include an assessment of the implica-105 STAT. 1312tions of applying such a method uniformly throughout the Department of Defense. (c) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on implementation of the plan developed under subsection (a) and the results of the review conducted under subsection (b).