AIR FORCE PROVISIONS

SEC. 113. AIR FORCE PROVISIONS (a) T-46 Funds.—(1)Funds appropriated for procurement of aircraft for the Air Force that were originally provided for the terminated T-46 program (as such funds are described in paragraph (2)) shall, to the extent provided in appropriation Acts, be made available for aircraft programs of the Navy as described in paragraph (3) and may not be used for any other purpose. (2) Funds to be made available for the purposes described in paragraph (3) are as follows: (A) $149,000,000 appropriated for fiscal year 1986. (B) $151,000,000 appropriated for fiscal year 1987. (3) Funds provided for Navy aircraft programs under this subsection shall be used as follows: (A) $146,700,000 for procurement of EA6-B Prowler aircraft. (B) $4,900,000 for advance procurement of EA-6B Prowler aircraft. (C) $12,600,000 for EA-6B spares. (D) $42,400,000 for A-6 aircraft modifications. (E) $48,700,000 ($38,439,000) for E-2 aircraft modifications. (4) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Air Force for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 may not be obligated or expended for procurement of the T-46 aircraft (other than those aircraft under contract on the date of the enactment of this Act for lot one aircraft) or in connection with a competition for trainer aircraft. (b) Transfer of Other Procurement Air Force Funds.—Of funds appropriated for other procurement for the Air Force for fiscal year 1987 that are available for the BDU-50 practice bomb, $8,000,000 shall, to the extent provided in appropriations Acts, be made available for other procurement for the Navy for fiscal year 1988 and shall be used only for procurement of BDU-45 practice bombs. (c) PAVE Tiger System.—The amount of $95,800,000 authorized for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Air Force for fiscal year 1985 for which funds were appropriated is hereby reauthorized for procurement of the PAVE Tiger System, and such funds may not be used for any other purpose. (d) Ground Collision Avoidance Systems for Transport Aircraft.—(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), any transport aircraft purchased or modified using funds provided to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1988 for procurement of aircraft shall, as acquired or modified, be equipped with ground collision avoidance systems. (2) The limitation in paragraph (1) does not apply to the following cases: 101 STAT. 1039 (A) The modification of aircraft for Special Operations Forces. (B) The purchase or modification of aircraft already equipped with ground collision avoidance capabilities comparable or superior to those required under paragraph (1). (C) The purchase or modification of aircraft undergoing modifications on the date of the enactment of this Act if, in a given case, the interruption of the modification schedule would result in either increased costs or production breaks. (3) Not later than February 1,1988, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth the Secretary’s plan for the purchase or modification of transport aircraft equipped with ground collision avoidance systems as required by paragraph (1). (e) A-7 Close Air Support Aircraft.—(1) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Air Force for fiscal year 1988 for procurement of aircraft may not be obligated for the procurement of equipment, facilities, or services for the modification of A-T aircraft under the A-7 Plus program in excess of $10,000,000 until— (A) the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress, in writing, that— (i) obligation of funds for such procurement will not adversely affect full and open competition in the A-7 close air support program; and (ii) the A-7 plus aircraft is the most cost-effective alternative for modernizing existing close air support and battlefield air interdiction assets of the Department of Defense and contributing to meeting the requirements relating to close air support and battlefield air interdiction established by the Secretary of Defense; (B) the results of the vulnerability study required by the Secretary of Defense with respect to that aircraft demonstrate that the upgraded A-7 plus aircraft meets the vulnerability requirements for that aircraft established by the Secretary; and (C) the Secretary of Defense submits the report required by paragraph (2); and (D) a period of 10 calendar days expires after the date on which that report is received. (2) Not later than October 1, 1988, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing a master plan for meeting the requirements established by the Secretary relating to close air support and battlefield air interdiction. The master plan submitted— (A) must have been approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition; and (B) shall specify the requirements with respect to equipment, costs, schedule, and acquisition strategy and the roles for active and reserve forces in each of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for meeting those requirements. (f) T-37 Modification.—(1)Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Air Force for fiscal year 1988 for procurement of aircraft may not (except as provided under paragraph (3)) be obligated for the T-37 modification program until— (A) the Secretary of Defense submits the report required by paragraph (2); and 101 STAT. 1040 (B) a period of 10 calendar days expires after the date on which that report is received. (2) Not later than February 1,1988, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing a master plan for meeting the requirements of the Air Force for undergraduate pilot training. The master plan submitted— (A) must have been approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition; (B) shall specify the requirements with respect to equipment, costs, schedule, and acquisition strategy for meeting those requirements of the Air Force; and (C) shall address the most cost-effective means for meeting those requirements, including the feasibility of joint service programs. (3) The limitation in paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to the obligation of funds for a modification solely related to flight safety purposes, but such funds may not be obligated for such a modification until the Secretary of Defense submits a certification in writing to the committees named in paragraph (2) that the modification for which the funds are to be obligated is a modification solely related to flight safety purposes.