PATRIOT ADVANCED CAPABILITY-3 THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM.

SEC. 233. PATRIOT ADVANCED CAPABILITY-3 THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM. (a) Competition for Missile Selection.—The Secretary of Defense shall continue the strategy being carried out by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization as of October 1, 1993, for selection of the best technology (in terms of cost, schedule, risk, and performance) to meet the missile requirements for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) theater missile defense system. That strategy, consisting of flight testing, ground testing, simulations, and other analyses of the weapon systems referred to in subsection (d), shall be continued until the Secretary determines that the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization has adequate information upon which to base a decision as to which missile will be selected to proceed into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development stage. (b) Implications of Delay.—If there is a delay (based upon the schedule in effect in October 1993) in the selection described in subsection (a) of the missile for the Patriot Advanced Capability- 3 system, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that demonstration and validation of both competing systems can continue as needed to support an informed decision for such selection. (c) Funding for Certain Ballistic Missile RDT&E.—If a decision is not made before February 28, 1994, to proceed into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development stage under a weapon system program referred to in subsection (d), the funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 201 that are available for engineering and manufacturing development for such a program shall be available for research, development, test, and evaluation of the Patriot PAC—3 Missile program. 107 STAT. 1595 (d) Covered Weapon System Programs.—For purposes of subsections (a) and (c), the weapon system programs referred to in this subsection are as follows: (1) The Patriot Multimode Missile Program. (2) The Extended Range Interceptor (ERINT) missile program.