HYDRA–70 ROCKET PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

SEC. 225. HYDRA–70 ROCKET PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. (a) Funding Authorization.— Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 201(1) for the Army for Other Missile Product Improvement Programs, $9,000,000 is authorized as specified in subsection (b) for completion of the Hydra–70 product improvement program authorized for fiscal year 1996. (b) Authorized Actions.— Funding is authorized to be appropriated for the following: (1) Procurement for test and flight qualification of at least one nondevelopmental item 2.75-inch composite rocket motor propellant type, along with other nondevelopmental item candidate motors that use composite propellant as the propulsion component. (2) Platform integration, including additional quantities of the motor chosen for operational certification on the Apache attack helicopter. (c) Definition.— In this section, the term “nondevelopmental item” has the meaning provided in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).