NAVY PROVISIONS

SEC. 112. NAVY PROVISIONS (a)H-53 Super Stallion Helicopter Aircraft.—(1)Of the amount appropriated for procurement of aircraft for the Navy for fiscal year 1988, $25,000,000 shall be available only for safety-related modifications of the H-53 series aircraft. (2) Of the amount appropriated for the Navy for fiscal year 1988 for the procurement of H-53 aircraft, not more than 30 percent of such funds may be obligated until the Secretary of the Navy submits to Congress a report containing the preliminary results of dynamic structural tests on the H-53 aircraft and the recommendations of the Secretary regarding the advisability of continuing procurement of such aircraft. (3) The Secretary of the Navy may not accept delivery of any Super Stallion C/MH-53E helicopter contracted for using funds appropriated for a fiscal year after fiscal year 1987 unless the helicopter incorporates design changes to improve flight stability that are approved by the Secretary of the Navy based upon recommendations resulting from the flight stability deficiency correction program for such helicopter being carried out as of May 18, 1987. (b) P-3 Aircraft.—From funds appropriated or otherwise made available for procurement of aircraft for the Navy or for procurement for the reserve components for fiscal year 1988, the Secretary of the Navy may not obligate more than a total of $207,011,000 for— (1) procurement of P-3C aircraft; and (2) modifications to existing P-3 aircraft. (c) Land-Based Tankers.—Funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Navy may not be obligated or expended for the purpose of acquiring or operating land-based tanker aircraft unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that the Department of the Air Force cannot support the requirements of the Navy for land-based tanker aircraft. For the purposes of this section, the KC-101 STAT. 1038130T aircraft operated by the Marine Corps is not considered a land-based tanker aircraft. (d) OBOGS System.—Any aircraft procured under the F-14D aircraft program using funds made available for fiscal year 1988, and any aircraft procured under the FA-18 aircraft program using funds made available for fiscal year 1989, shall be configured to incorporate an On Board Oxygen Generating System (OBOGS). (e) Lease or Charter of New Tankers.—Subject to section 2401 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into long-term leases and charters for military useful tanker vessels constructed in the United States.