(F) foliage penetrating radar; 
(G) laser designator; 
(H) chemical, biological, radiological, nu-
clear, explosive detection; and 
(I) national airspace operations avionics or 
sensors, or both. 
(2) Commonality of ground systems by vehicle 
class. 
(3) Common management of vehicle and pay-
loads procurement. 
(4) Ground station interoperability standardiza-
tion. 
(5) Open source software code. 
(6) Acquisition of technical data rights in ac-
cordance with section 2320 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(7) Acquisition of vehicles, payloads, and ground 
stations through competitive procurement. 
(c) AFFECTED SYSTEMS.—For the purposes of this sec-
tion, the manned and unmanned aerial vehicle classes and 
types of manned and unmanned aerial vehicles within each 
class are as follows: 
(1) Tier II class: Vehicles such as Silver Fox and 
Scan Eagle. 
(2) Tactical class: Vehicles such as RQ–7. 
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(3) Medium altitude class: Vehicles such as MQ– 
1, MQ–1C, MQ–5, MQ–8, MQ–9, and Warrior Alpha. 
(4) High Altitude class: Vehicles such as RQ–4, 
RQ–4N, Unmanned airship systems, Constant Hawk, 
Angel Fire, Special Project Aircraft, Aerial Common 
Sensor, EP–3, Scathe View, Compass Call, and Rivet 
Joint. 
(d) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall develop the 
policy and acquisition strategy required by subsection (a) 
in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees, the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate a 
report containing— 
(1) the policy required by subsection (a); and 
(2) the acquisition strategy required by sub-
section (a). 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 202. Amount for defense science and technology. 
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Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 211. Additional determinations to be made as part of Future Combat Sys-
tems milestone review. 
Sec. 212. Analysis of Future Combat Systems communications network and soft-
ware. 
Sec. 213. Future Combat Systems manned ground vehicle selected acquisition re-
ports. 
Sec. 214. Separate procurement and research, development, test, and evaluation 
line items and program elements for Sky Warrior Unmanned 
Aerial Systems project. 
Sec. 215. Restriction on obligation of funds for the Warfighter Information Net-
work—Tactical program. 
Sec. 216. Limitation on source of funds for certain Joint Cargo Aircraft expendi-
tures. 
Subtitle C—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 221. Independent study of boost phase missile defense. 
Sec. 222. Limitation on availability of funds for procurement, construction, and 
deployment of missile defenses in Europe. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 231. Oversight of testing of personnel protective equipment by Director, 
Operational Test and Evaluation. 
Sec. 232. Assessment of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Mi-
nority Serving Institutions Program. 
Sec. 233. Technology-neutral information technology guidelines and standards to 
support fully interoperable electronic personal health informa-
tion for the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans 
Affairs. 
Sec. 234. Repeal of requirement for Technology Transition Initiative. 
Sec. 235. Trusted defense systems. 
Sec. 236. Limitation on obligation of funds for Enhanced AN/TPQ–36 radar sys-
tem pending submission of report. 
Sec. 237. Capabilities-based assessment to outline a joint approach for future de-
velopment of vertical lift aircraft and rotorcraft. 
Sec. 238. Availability of funds for prompt global strike capability development. 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2009 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation as follows: 
(1) For the Army, $10,683,695,000. 
(2) For the Navy, $19,769,738,000. 
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(3) For the Air Force, $28,238,349,000. 
(4) For Defense-wide activities, $21,033,651,000, 
of which $188,772,000 is authorized for the Director 
of Operational Test and Evaluation. 
SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY. 
(a) FISCAL YEAR 2009.—Of the amounts authorized 
to be appropriated by section 201, $12,059,915,000 shall be 
available for the Defense Science and Technology Program, 
including basic research, applied research, and advanced 
technology development projects. 
(b) BASIC RESEARCH, APPLIED RESEARCH, AND AD-
VANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘basic research, applied re-
search, and advanced technology development’’ means work 
funded in program elements for defense research and devel-
opment under Department of Defense budget activity 1, 2, 
or 3. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 211. ADDITIONAL DETERMINATIONS TO BE MADE AS 
PART OF FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEMS MILE-
STONE REVIEW. 
Section 214(b) of the John Warner National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109– 
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364; 120 Stat. 2123) is amended by striking paragraphs 
(4) through (6) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) Whether actual demonstrations, rather than 
simulations, have shown that the software for the pro-
gram is on a path to achieve threshold requirements 
on cost and schedule. 
‘‘(5) Whether the program’s planned major com-
munications network demonstrations are sufficiently 
complex and realistic to inform major program deci-
sion points. 
‘‘(6) The extent to which Future Combat Systems 
manned ground vehicle survivability will be reduced 
in a degraded Future Combat Systems communica-
tions network environment. 
‘‘(7) The level of network degradation at which 
Future Combat Systems manned ground vehicle crew 
survivability is significantly reduced. 
‘‘(8) The extent to which the Future Combat Sys-
tems communications network will be able to with-
stand network attack, jamming, or other interference. 
‘‘(9) What the cost estimate for the program is, 
including all spin outs, and an assessment of the con-
fidence level for that estimate. 
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