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(b) MODIFICATION OF SUBMITTAL DATE.—Paragraph
(2) of such section is further amended by striking ‘‘Feb-
ruary 15’’ and inserting ‘‘March 15’’.
SEC. 222. FIELDING OF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE CAPA-
BILITIES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS.—Funds referred to
in subsection (b) may, upon approval by the Secretary of
Defense, be used for the development and fielding of ballistic
missile defense capabilities.
(b) COVERED FUNDS.—Funds referred to in this sub-
section are funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2006 or 2007 for research, development, test, and eval-
uation for the Missile Defense Agency.
SEC. 223. PLANS FOR TEST AND EVALUATION OF OPER-
ATIONAL CAPABILITY OF THE BALLISTIC MIS-
SILE DEFENSE SYSTEM.
(a) PLANS REQUIRED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to block 06, and
each subsequent block, of the Ballistic Missile Defense
System, the appropriate joint and service operational
test and evaluation components of the Department of
Defense concerned with such block shall, in coordina-
tion with the Missile Defense Agency and subject to
the review and approval of the Director of Oper-
ational Test and Evaluation, prepare a plan to test,
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evaluate, and characterize the operational capability
of such block.
(2) NATURE
OF
PLANS.—Each plan prepared
under this subsection shall be appropriate for the level
of technological maturity of the block to be tested.
(b) REPORTS
ON
TEST
AND
EVALUATION
OF
BLOCKS.—At the conclusion of the test and evaluation of
block 06, and of each subsequent block, of the Ballistic Mis-
sile Defense System, the Director of Operational Test and
Evaluation shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, and
to 
the 
congressional 
defense 
committees, 
a 
report
providing—
(1) the assessment of the Director as to whether
or not such test and evaluation was adequate to
evaluate the operational capability of such block; and
(2) the characterization of the Director as to the
operational effectiveness, suitability, and survivability
of such block, as appropriate for the level of techno-
logical maturity of the block to be tested.
SEC. 224. ARROW BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM.
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by sec-
tion 201(5) for research, development, test, and evaluation
for Defense-wide activities and available for ballistic missile
defense, $80,000,000 may be available for coproduction of
the Arrow ballistic missile defense system.
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Subtitle D—High-Performance De-
fense Manufacturing Technology
Research and Development
SEC. 231. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF ENHANCED PROCESSES AND
TECHNOLOGIES.—The Under Secretary of the Defense for
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall identify ad-
vanced manufacturing processes and technologies whose uti-
lization will achieve significant productivity and efficiency
gains in the defense manufacturing base.
(b) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Under Sec-
retary shall undertake research and development on proc-
esses and technologies identified under subsection (a) that
addresses, in particular—
(1) innovative manufacturing processes and ad-
vanced technologies; and
(2) the creation of extended production enter-
prises using information technology and new business
models.
(c) DEFENSE PRIORITIES.—In undertaking research
and development under subsection (b), the Under Secretary
shall consider defense priorities established in the most cur-
rent Joint Warfighting Science and Technology Plan.