F–22 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM REPORTS.

SEC. 218. F–22 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM REPORTS. (a) Annual Report.— (1) At the same time that the President submits the budget for a fiscal year to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on event-based decisionmaking for the F–22 aircraft program for that fiscal year. The Secretary shall submit the report for fiscal year 1997 not later than October 1, 1996. (2) The report for a fiscal year shall include the following: (A) A discussion of each decision known within the Department of Defense as an “event-based decision” that is expected to be made during that fiscal year regarding whether the F–22 program is to proceed into a new phase or into a new administrative subdivision of a phase. (B) The criteria known within the Department of Defense as “exit criteria” to be applied, for purposes of making the event-based decision, in determining whether the F–22 aircraft program has demonstrated the specific progress necessary for proceeding into the new phase or administrative subdivision of a phase. (b) Report on Event-Based Decisions.— Not later than 30 days after an event-based decision has been made for the F–22 aircraft program, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the decision. The report shall include the following: (1) A discussion of the commitments made, and the commitments to be made, under the program as a result of the decision. (2) The exit criteria applied for purposes of the decision. 110 STAT. 2456 (3) How, in terms of the exit criteria, the program demonstrated the specific progress justifying the decision.