RESTRICTION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR THE WARFIGHTER INFORMATION NETWORK–TACTICAL PROGRAM.

SEC. 215. RESTRICTION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS FOR THE WARFIGHTER INFORMATION NETWORK–TACTICAL PROGRAM.(a) Notification Required.—Not later than five days after the completion of all actions described in subsection (b), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the congressional defense committees notice in writing of such completion.(b) Covered Actions.—An action described in this subsection is any of the following:(1) Approval by the Under Secretary of a new acquisition program baseline for the Warfighter Information Network–Tactical Increment 3 program (in this section referred to as the “WIN-T Increment 3 program”).(2) Completion of the independent cost estimate for the WIN–T Increment 3 program by the Cost Analysis Improvement 122 STAT. 4387 Group, as required by the June 5, 2007, recertification by the Under Secretary.(3) Completion of the technology readiness assessment of the WIN–T Increment 3 program by the Director, Defense Research and Engineering, as required by the June 5, 2007, recertification by the Under Secretary.(c) Restriction on Obligation of Funds Pending Notification.—Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in this Act or otherwise made available for research, development, test, and evaluation, Army, for fiscal year 2009 for the WIN–T Increment 3 program, not more than 50 percent of those amounts may be obligated or expended until 15 days after the date on which the notification required by subsection (a) is received by the congressional defense committees.