REPORT ON UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS.

SEC. 142. REPORT ON UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS. (a) Report.—Not later than January 1, 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on unmanned aerial vehicle systems of the Department of Defense. (b) Matters to be Included Concerning Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems.—The Secretary shall include in the report under subsection (a) the following, shown for each system referred to in that subsection: (1) A description of the infrastructure that the Department of Defense has (or is planning) for the system. (2) A description of the operational requirements document (ORD) for the system. (3) A description of the physical infrastructure of the Department for training and basing. (4) A description of the manner in which the Department is interfacing with the industrial base. (5) A description of the acquisition plan for the system. (6) A description of the process by which the Department will ensure that any unmanned aerial vehicle program proceeding past the science and technology stage does so only 116 STAT. 2478as part of an integrated, overall Office of the Secretary of Defense strategy for acquisition of unmanned aerial vehicles, such as that provided in the approved Office of the Secretary of Defense unmanned aerial vehicle roadmap. (c) Suggestions for Changes in Law.—The Secretary shall also include in the report under subsection (a) such suggestions as the Secretary considers appropriate for changes in law that would facilitate the way the Department acquires unmanned aerial vehicle systems.