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SEC. 220. UNMANNED ADVANCED CAPABILITY COMBAT AIRCRAFT AND GROUND COMBAT
VEHICLES.
(a) Goal.--It shall be a goal of the Armed Forces to achieve the
fielding of unmanned, remotely controlled technology such that--
(1) by 2010, one-third of the aircraft in the operational
deep strike force aircraft fleet are unmanned; and
(2) by 2015, one-third of the operational ground combat
vehicles are unmanned.
(b) Report on Unmanned Advanced Capability Combat Aircraft and
Ground Combat Vehicles.--(1) Not later than January 31, 2001, the
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
committees a report on the programs to demonstrate unmanned advanced
capability combat aircraft and ground combat vehicles undertaken jointly
between the Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
and any of the following:
(A) The Secretary of the Army.
(B) The Secretary of the Navy.
(C) The Secretary of the Air Force.
(2) The report shall include, for each program referred to in
paragraph (1), the following:
(A) A schedule for the demonstration to be carried out under
that program.
(B) An identification of the funding required for fiscal
year 2002 and for the future-years defense program to carry out
that program and for the demonstration to be carried out under
that program.
(C) In the case of the program relating to the Army, the
plan for modification of the existing memorandum of agreement
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with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for
demonstration and development of the Future Combat System to
reflect an increase in unmanned, remotely controlled enabling
technologies.
(3) The report shall also include, for each Secretary referred to in
paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), and (1)(C), a description and assessment of
the acquisition strategy for unmanned advanced capability combat
aircraft and ground combat vehicles planned by that Secretary, which
shall include a detailed estimate of all research and development,
procurement, operation, support, ownership, and other costs required to
carry out such strategy through the year 2030, and--
(A) in the case of the acquisition strategy relating to the
Army, the transition from the planned acquisition strategy for
the Future Combat System to an acquisition strategy capable of
meeting the goal specified in subsection (a)(2);
(B) in the case of the acquisition strategy relating to the
Navy--
(i) the plan to implement a program that examines
the ongoing Air Force unmanned combat air vehicle
program and identifies an approach to develop a Navy
unmanned combat air vehicle program that has the goal of
developing an aircraft that is suitable for aircraft
carrier use and has maximum commonality with the
aircraft under the Air Force program; and
(ii) an analysis of alternatives between the
operational deep strike force aircraft fleet and that
fleet together with an additional 10 to 20 unmanned
advanced capability combat aircraft that are suitable
for aircraft carrier use and capable of penetrating
fully operational enemy air defense systems; and
(C) in the case of the acquisition strategy relating to the
Air Force--
(i) the schedule for evaluation of demonstration
results for the ongoing unmanned combat air vehicle
program and the earliest possible transition of that
program into engineering and manufacturing development
and procurement; and
(ii) an analysis of alternatives between the
currently planned deep strike force aircraft fleet and
the operational deep strike force aircraft fleet that
could be acquired by fiscal year 2010 to meet the goal
specified in subsection (a)(1).
(c) Funds.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for Defense-
wide activities under section 201(4) for the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency, $100,000,000 shall be available only to carry out the
programs referred to in subsection (b)(1).
(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) An aircraft or ground combat vehicle has ``unmanned
advanced capability'' if it is an autonomous, semi-autonomous,
or remotely controlled system that can be deployed, re-tasked,
recovered, and re-deployed.
(2) The term ``currently planned deep strike force aircraft
fleet'' means the early entry, deep strike aircraft fleet
(composed of F-117 stealth aircraft and B-2 stealth aircraft)
that is currently planned for fiscal year 2010.
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(3) The term ``operational deep strike force aircraft
fleet'' means the currently planned deep strike force aircraft
fleet, together with at least 30 unmanned advanced capability
combat aircraft that are capable of penetrating fully
operational enemy air defense systems.
(4) The term ``operational ground combat vehicles'' means
ground combat vehicles acquired through the Future Combat System
acquisition program of the Army to equip the future objective
force, as outlined in the vision statement of the Chief of Staff
of the Army.