LIMITATION ON VXX HELICOPTER PROGRAM.

SEC. 220. LIMITATION ON VXX HELICOPTER PROGRAM.(a) Limitation.—Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 201 for the VXX executive helicopter program, not more than 75 percent may be obligated for system development and demonstration of the VXX helicopter until the Secretary of the Navy submits to Congress an event-driven acquisition strategy for Increment Two of the program that includes the completion of 119 STAT. 3173 at least one phase of operational testing on production representative test vehicles before the initiation of aircraft production. That acquisition strategy shall be developed by the Secretary working the with the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense.(b) Report.—Not later than March 15, 2006, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth in detail the acquisition strategy referred to in subsection (a). The report shall, at a minimum, include the following:(1) A list of the critical technologies required for the production and operation of Increment Two aircraft for the VXX executive helicopter program.(2) A schedule that accepts no more than moderate risk in either cost or schedule for the demonstration and test of each critical technology listed pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) A description of the event-based decision points and associated decision criteria that will occur before the initiation of production of Increment two aircraft.(4) A description of a proposed operational evaluation using production representative test vehicles to occur before the initiation of production of Increment Two aircraft.(5) An evaluation of the acquisition strategy for Increment Two aircraft detailed in the report provided by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of Defense.