HYDRA–70 ROCKET PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

SEC. 222. HYDRA–70 ROCKET PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. (a) Funding Authorization.— Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 201(1) for Other Missile Product Improvement Programs, $10,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for a Hydra–70 rocket product improvement program and to be made available under such program for full qualification and operational platform certification of a Hydra–70 rocket described in subsection (b) for use on the Apache attack helicopter. (b) Hydra–70 Rocket Covered.— The Hydra–70 rocket referred to in subsection (a) is any Hydra–70 rocket that has as its propulsion component a 2.75-inch rocket motor that is a nondevelopmental item and uses a composite propellant. (c) Competition Required.— The Secretary of the Army shall conduct the product improvement program referred to in subsection (a) with full and open competition. (d) Submission of Technical Data Package Required.— Upon the full qualification and operational platform certification of a Hydra–70 rocket as described in subsection (a), the contractor providing the rocket so qualified and certified shall submit the technical data package for the rocket to the Secretary of the Army. The Secretary shall use the technical data package in competitions for contracts for the procurement of Hydra–70 rockets described in subsection (b) for the Army. (e) Definitions.— For purposes of this section, the terms “full and open competition” and “nondevelopmental item” have the meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).