CYCLONE CLASS PATROL CRAFT SELF-DEFENSE.

SEC. 223. CYCLONE CLASS PATROL CRAFT SELF-DEFENSE. (a) Study Required.— The Secretary of Defense shall perform a study of the operational requirements for vessel self-defense for the Cyclone class patrol craft and a comparative evaluation of the potential means for meeting the operational requirements for self-defense of the craft. The study shall consider the range of operational scenarios in which the craft is expected to be employed. (b) Systems To Be Evaluated.— The study under subsection (a) shall consider those self-defense systems that could be employed aboard the Cyclone class patrol craft, including the Barak ship self-defense missile system. (c) Report.— Not later than March 31, 1997, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing the results of the study under subsection (a).